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- pronunciation:
- sen
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tihv
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
If the body of an animal or plant is sensitive to something, it is able to feel it. People's bodies are sensitive to things like heat and cold.
These plants are sensitive to cold temperatures.- antonyms:
- numb
- similar words:
- aware, conscious
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| definition 2: |
If you are sensitive to something, you respond to it strongly.
Gia's mother is sensitive to smells. She can usually tell if something is burning in the kitchen before anyone else.Humans are sensitive to color. Color can affect their mood.- similar words:
- delicate, painful, sore, tender
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| definition 3: |
When someone is sensitive, they feel things in a strong way. A sensitive person often cares about and notices things that other people don't. Some sensitive people get hurt feelings more often than other people.
Olivia is sensitive about being shorter than her classmates.My little brother is sensitive and cries easily.- similar words:
- delicate, emotional
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| definition 4: |
When you are sensitive to something, you have a reaction to it.
Rebecca's skin is very sensitive to sunlight. She gets a sunburn very easily.- similar words:
- allergic
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| definition 5: |
If you do things in a sensitive way, you think about how other people might feel or react when you do them. Sometimes people do things that hurt other people because they don't think how other people might feel in response to their action. A sensitive person thinks about how other people might feel.
Lily's doctor is a sensitive person who knows how to talk to patients in a calm and kind manner. |
| related words: |
considerate, nervous, vulnerable |
| derivations: |
sensitively (adv.), sensitiveness (n.) |
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