Definitions for sensitive
ˈsɛn sɪ tɪvsen·si·tive

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. medium, spiritualist, sensitive(adj)

   someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

   "he consulted several mediums"

2. sensitive(adj)

   responsive to physical stimuli

   "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

3. sensitive(adj)

   being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others

   "sensitive to the local community and its needs"

4. sensible, sensitive(adj)

   able to feel or perceive

   "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin"

5. sensitive, sore, raw, tender(adj)

   hurting

   "the tender spot on his jaw"

6. sensitive(adj)

   of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sensitive(Noun)

   One with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.

2. sensitive(Adjective)

   Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.

3. sensitive(Adjective)

   Responsive to stimuli.

4. sensitive(Adjective)

   Of a person, easily offended, upset or hurt.

   My friend Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news.

5. sensitive(Adjective)

   Of an issue, capable of offending, upsetting or hurting.

   Religion is often a sensitive topic of discussion and should be avoided when dealing with foreign business associates.

6. sensitive(Adjective)

   Accurate (instrument)

Origin: From sensitif, from sensitivus.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sensitive(adj)

   having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul

2. Sensitive(adj)

   having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected

3. Sensitive(adj)

   having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales

4. Sensitive(adj)

   readily affected or changed by certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or bromide, when in contact with certain organic substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays

5. Sensitive(adj)

   serving to affect the sense; sensible

6. Sensitive(adj)

   of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation

Origin: [F. sensitif. See Sense.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sensitive

   Requiring special protection from disclosure that could cause embarrassment, compromise, or threat to the security of the sponsoring power. May be applied to an agency, installation, person, position, document, material, or activity.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sensitive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2785

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sensitive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3992

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sensitive' in Adjectives Frequency: #372

How to pronounce sensitive?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sensitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sensitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sensitive in a Sentence

1. Kim Davis:

   Seedlings are really sensitive.

2. Raymond Pepi:

   The organ masters are very sensitive to it.

3. Prapat Thepchatree:

   This issue has been a very sensitive one for ASEAN.

4. Randy Frederick:

   The market is more sensitive to oil than anything else.

5. Jonny Bowden:

   Sodium is overrated. Most people are not salt sensitive.

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