Sensitiveness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The property or character of being sensitive; especially, tendency or disposition to be easily influenced or affected by external objects, events, or circumstances: as, abnormal sensitiveness; the sensitiveness of a balance or some fine mechanism.
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  • noun. The ability to perceive sensation.
  • noun. The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.
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  • noun. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
  • noun. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
  • noun. the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
  • noun. the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
  • Word Usage
    "His great sensitiveness is touchingly shown in his representation of this first contact with the Lord; the circumstances are present to him in the minutest details; he still remembers the Very hour."
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