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- [sen-si-tiv-i-tee]
- /ˌsɛn sɪˈtɪv ɪ ti/
- /ˌsen.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sen-si-tiv-i-tee]
- /ˌsɛn sɪˈtɪv ɪ ti/
Definitions of sensitivity word
- noun plural sensitivity the state or quality of being sensitive; sensitiveness. 1
- noun plural sensitivity Physiology. the ability of an organism or part of an organism to react to stimuli; irritability. degree of susceptibility to stimulation. 1
- noun plural sensitivity Electricity. the ability of a radio device to react to incoming signals, expressed as the minimum input signal required to produce a specified output signal with a given noise level. the input, as voltage, current, or the like, required to produce full deflection in an electric measuring device, expressed as the ratio of the response to the magnitude of the input quantity. 1
- noun sensitivity emotional 1
- noun sensitivity degree of being sensitive 1
- noun sensitivity machine, instrument: responsiveness 1
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Origin of sensitivity
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; sensitive + -ity
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sensitivity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sensitivity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sensitivity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sensitivity
noun sensitivity
- acuities — sharpness; acuteness; keenness: acuity of vision; acuity of mind.
- acuity — Acuity is sharpness of vision or hearing, or quickness of thought.
- acumen — keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation; shrewdness
- affectability — the ability to be influenced or affected by something
Antonyms for sensitivity
noun sensitivity
- apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- in-difference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- insensitivity — deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
- insouciance — the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
- crassness — The state of being crass.
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