Sensitiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪvnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛnsɪtˌɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛnsɪtˌɪvnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪvnəs/.

Examples

sensitivity to pain
a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity
the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sensibility sensitivity

Antonyms

insensitiveness insensitivity

Parts of Speech

noun	sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
noun	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation “sensitivity to pain”
noun	the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences “a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity”
noun	the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

Word Forms

sensitive	adjective	being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others
sensible	adjective	readily perceived by the senses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Empfindlichkeit

Sensibilität für emotionale Gefühle (von sich selbst und anderen)

🇫🇷French

sensibilité

sensibilité aux sentiments émotionnels (de soi et des autres)

🇪🇸Spanish

sensibilidad

sensibilidad a los sentimientos emocionales (de uno mismo y de los demás)

🇮🇹Italian

sensibilità

sensibilità ai sentimenti emotivi (di sé e degli altri)

🇳🇱Dutch

gevoeligheid

gevoeligheid voor emotionele gevoelens (van zichzelf en anderen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

sensibilidade

sensibilidade a sentimentos emocionais (de si mesmo e dos outros)

🇷🇺Russian

чувствительность

чувствительность к эмоциональным чувствам (себя и других)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संवेदनशीलता

भावनात्मक भावनाओं के प्रति संवेदनशीलता (स्वयं और दूसरों की)

🇧🇩Bengali

সংবেদনশীলতা

মানসিক অনুভূতির প্রতি সংবেদনশীলতা (নিজের এবং অন্যদের)

🇮🇳Tamil

உணர்திறன்

உணர்ச்சி உணர்வுகளுக்கு உணர்திறன் (தன்னுடைய மற்றும் பிறரின்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సున్నితత్వం

భావోద్వేగ భావాలకు (స్వీయ మరియు ఇతరుల) సున్నితత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

संवेदनशीलता

भावनिक भावनांबद्दल संवेदनशीलता (स्वतःची आणि इतरांची)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંવેદનશીલતા

ભાવનાત્મક લાગણીઓ પ્રત્યે સંવેદનશીલતા (સ્વ અને અન્યની)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ

ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಭಾವನೆಗಳಿಗೆ (ಸ್ವಯಂ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರರ) ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംവേദനക്ഷമത

വൈകാരിക വികാരങ്ങളോടുള്ള സംവേദനക്ഷമത (സ്വന്തവും മറ്റുള്ളവരും)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ

ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ (ਸਵੈ ਅਤੇ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

حساسیت

جذباتی احساسات کی حساسیت (خود اور دوسروں کی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敏感度

对（自己和他人）情绪感受的敏感性

🇯🇵Japanese

敏感さ

（自分自身や他人の）感情に対する敏感さ

🇰🇷Korean

민감

(자신과 타인의) 감정적 감정에 대한 민감성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhạy cảm

nhạy cảm với cảm xúc cảm xúc (của bản thân và người khác)

🇹🇭Thai

ความละเอียดอ่อน

ความไวต่อความรู้สึกทางอารมณ์ (ของตนเองและผู้อื่น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepekaan

kepekaan terhadap perasaan emosional (diri sendiri dan orang lain)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging sensitibo

pagiging sensitibo sa emosyonal na damdamin (sa sarili at sa iba)

🇲🇾Malay

kepekaan

kepekaan terhadap perasaan emosi (diri sendiri dan orang lain)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حساسية

الحساسية للمشاعر العاطفية (للذات وللآخرين)

🇮🇷Persian

حساسیت

حساسیت به احساسات عاطفی (از خود و دیگران)

🇹🇷Turkish

duyarlılık

Duygusal duygulara duyarlılık (kendisinin ve başkalarının)

🇮🇱Hebrew

רגישות

רגישות לרגשות רגשיים (של עצמי ושל אחרים)

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The primary meaning of 'sensitiveness' is 'sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)'.

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Using 'sensitiveness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sensitiveness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sensitiveness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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