sensitiveness Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
   sensitivity.
   
2. noun (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
   sensitivity; sensibility.
   
   • sensitivity to pain
3. noun the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
   sensitivity.
   
   • a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity
   • the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth
4. noun the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
   sensitivity.
   

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