sensitivity
/,sensi'tiviti/
Definition
Noun 1. The quality or state of being sensitive. * Capacity for feeling or perception: The ability to detect, perceive, or be aware of subtle differences, changes, or stimuli, whether physical, emotional, or social. * Responsiveness to stimuli: The degree to which something (e.g., an instrument, an organism, a system) reacts to a physical stimulus or change in condition. * Easily affected or offended: The tendency to be easily hurt, upset, or influenced by external factors or the feelings of others.
Examples of Usage
- Physical/Technical Sensitivity:
- The sensitivity of the microphone allows it to pick up even a whisper.
- This test has a high sensitivity for detecting the virus early.
- Emotional/Social Sensitivity:
- She handled the difficult conversation with great sensitivity and tact.
- His sensitivity to criticism makes him reluctant to share his work.
- Physiological Sensitivity:
- Patients with this condition experience increased sensitivity to light and sound.
- The sensitivity of our skin to temperature helps protect us.
Advanced Usage
- "To have a sensitivity to something": To have a physical reaction or intolerance to a specific substance.
- I have a sensitivity to gluten, so I avoid wheat products.
- "With sensitivity": In a careful and considerate manner, showing awareness of others' feelings.
- The topic was addressed with great sensitivity.
Variants and Related Words
- Sensitive (Adjective):
- A sensitive instrument; a sensitive issue; a sensitive person.
- Sensitize (Verb): To make sensitive or aware.
- The training aimed to sensitize staff to cultural differences.
- Hypersensitivity (Noun): An exaggerated or extreme sensitivity.
- An allergic reaction is a form of hypersensitivity.
Synonyms
- Responsiveness (especially to stimuli)
- Receptiveness
- Susceptibility (especially to being affected)
- Tact (in social/emotional contexts)
- Delicacy
Antonyms
- Insensitivity
- Numbness
- Callousness
- Imperviousness
Related Phrases
- Sensitivity analysis: A study of how the uncertainty in a model's output can be attributed to different sources of uncertainty in its inputs.
- A sensitivity analysis was performed on the financial model.
- Sensitivity training: Training designed to develop awareness of one's own and others' feelings and attitudes.
- The company requires sensitivity training for all managers.
Noun
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the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
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susceptibility to a pathogen
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sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
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the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
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a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity
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the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth
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(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
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sensitivity to pain
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