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sensitive


Definition: Meaning of, sensitive in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɛnsɪtɪv /

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  1. understanding people able to understand other people's feelings and problems
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  2. easily offended easily upset or offended by events or things that people say
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  3. easily affected easily affected or damaged by something such as a substance or temperature
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  4. situation/subject a situation or subject that is sensitive needs to be dealt with very carefully, because it is secret or because it may offend people
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  5. reacting to changes reacting to very small changes in light, temperature, position etc
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  6. art/music etc able to understand or express yourself through art, music, literature etc
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sensitive used in phrases

  • highly sensitive (adjective)
    1. readily affected by various agents
  • light-sensitive (adjective)
    1. sensitive to visible light
  • sensitive fern (noun)
    1. beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes
  • sensitive pea (noun)
    1. tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
  • sensitive plant (noun)
    1. prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
    2. semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
  • wild sensitive plant (noun)
    1. tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
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