sensitive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 6 senses of the word *sensitive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sensitive	responsive to physical stimuli
	all	sensitive	being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others
	all	sensitive, sensible	able to feel or perceive
	all	sensitive, sore, raw, tender	hurting
	all	sensitive	of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security
NOUN	person	sensitive, medium, spiritualist	someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

sensitive > pronunciation
Sounds	seh'nsahtihv; seh'nsihtihv
Rhymes	abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...

English > *sensitive*: 6 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Responsive to physical stimuli.
Examples	"a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch" "a sensitive voltmeter" "sensitive skin" "sensitive to light"
Attribute of	sensitivity, sensitiveness	The ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
Narrower	delicate	Of an instrument or device
	erogenous	sensitive to sexual stimulation
	excitable, irritable	capable of responding to stimuli
	highly sensitive	readily affected by various agents
	irritable	abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
	light-sensitive, photosensitive	sensitive to visible light
	nociceptive	Caused by or in response to pain
	radiosensitive	sensitive to radiation
	reactive, responsive	reacting to a stimulus
See also	responsive	readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli
	sensible, sensitive	able to feel or perceive
	susceptible	(often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of
Opposite	insensitive	not responsive to physical stimuli
Spanish	sensible, sensitivo, susceptible
Catalan	sensible
Nouns	sensitiveness	the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
Nouns	sensitivity	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli
Verbs	sense	perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
Verbs	sense	detect some circumstance or entity automatically

English > *sensitive*: 6 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others.
Example	"sensitive to the local community and its needs"
Attribute of	sensitivity, sensitiveness	sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
Narrower	alive	(followed by 'to' or 'of') aware / aware of
	huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchy	Quick to take offense
	oversensitive	unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
See also	responsive	readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli
Opposite	insensitive	Deficient in human sensibility
Spanish	sensible
Catalan	sensible
Nouns	sensitivity, sensitiveness	the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Nouns	sensitivity, sensitiveness	sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
Adverbs	sensitively	in a sensitive manner
Verbs	sense	comprehend / comprehend
Verbs	sense	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

English > *sensitive*: 6 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	able to feel or perceive.
Synonym	sensible
See also	aware, cognizant, cognisant	(sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
	conscious	knowing / knowing and perceiving
	sensitive	Responsive to physical stimuli
Opposite	insensible	Incapable of physical sensation
Spanish	sensible
Catalan	sensible
Nouns	sensitiveness	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli
Verbs	sense	perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

English > *sensitive*: 6 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	hurting.
Synonyms	sore, raw, tender
Broader	painful	Causing physical or psychological pain
Spanish	dolorido, sensible
Catalan	sensible
Nouns	sensitivity	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli

English > *sensitive*: 6 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security.
Broader	classified	official classification of information or documents
Spanish	confidencial
Catalan	confidencial

English > *sensitive*: 6 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead.
Synonyms	medium, spiritualist
Broader	psychic	A person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception
Spanish	espiritista, espiritualista, medium, médium, sensible
Catalan	espiritista, espiritualista, mèdium

HyperDic: sensitive