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.

   Etymology: From sensitif, from sensitivus.

2. sensitive(Adjective)

   Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.

   Etymology: From sensitif, from sensitivus.

3. sensitive(Adjective)

   Responsive to stimuli.

   Etymology: From sensitif, from sensitivus.

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.

   Etymology: From sensitif, from sensitivus.

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.

   Etymology: From sensitif, from sensitivus.

6. sensitive(Adjective)

   Accurate (instrument)

   Etymology: 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

   Etymology: [F. sensitif. See Sense.]

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

   Etymology: [F. sensitif. See Sense.]

3. Sensitive(adj)

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

   Etymology: [F. sensitif. See Sense.]

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

   Etymology: [F. sensitif. See Sense.]

5. Sensitive(adj)

   serving to affect the sense; sensible

   Etymology: [F. sensitif. See Sense.]

6. Sensitive(adj)

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

   Etymology: [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?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say sensitive in sign language?

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. Barack Obama:

   I had hesitated on gay marriage, in part, because I thought civil unions would be sufficient, i was sensitive to the fact that -- for a lot of people -- that the word marriage is something that provokes very powerful traditions and religious beliefs.

2. Jim Morrison:

   I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human with the soul of a clown, which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

3. Rebeccah Slater:

   Our study suggests that not only do babies experience pain but they may be more sensitive to it than adults, if we would provide pain relief for an older child undergoing a procedure, then we should look at giving pain relief to an infant.

4. Photographer Aun Raza:

   The outer world discards anyone who's emotionally too sensitive or too fragile.

5. Roger Kay:

   Security at AOL and other networks is reasonable, but weak passwords can always be cracked, and password recovery schemes are typically based on information about people stored from questions like' What was the name of your first pet ?' the CIA director was just plain stupid to use a common service like AOL for sensitive communications.He really should have known better.

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