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sensitivity
ability to react to stimuli: sensitivity to light
Not to be confused with:
sensibility – capacity for feeling; responsiveness: She has a great sensibility for her patients.
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sen·si·tiv·i·ty
(sĕn′sĭ-tĭv′ĭ-tē)n. pl. sen·si·tiv·i·ties
1.
a. The quality or condition of being sensitive: sensitivity to the concerns of others.
b. The capacity to respond to changes in the environment.
2. The degree of response of a receiver or instrument to an incoming signal or to a change in the incoming signal, as in FM radio.
3. The degree of response to light, especially to light of a specified wavelength, as in photographic film.
4. The proportion of individuals in a population with a particular disease or condition that are correctly identified when administered a test for that disease or condition.
5. Biology The response or degree of response, as of a cell, tissue, or organism, to a chemical substance or stimulus, such as a toxin, infectious agent, hormone, allergen, or antigen: insulin sensitivity.
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sensitivity
(ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the state or quality of being sensitive
2. (Stock Exchange) the state or quality of being sensitive
3. (Commerce) the state or quality of being sensitive
4. (Physiology) physiol the state, condition, or quality of reacting or being sensitive to an external stimulus, drug, allergen, etc
5. (usually plural) a tendency to have a strong emotional reaction, esp to be offended or upset
6. (Electronics) electronics the magnitude or time of response of an instrument, circuit, etc, to an input signal, such as a current
7. (Photography) photog the degree of response of an emulsion to light or other actinic radiation, esp to light of a particular colour, expressed in terms of its speed
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sen•si•tiv•i•ty
(ˌsɛn sɪˈtɪv ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being sensitive.
2.
a. the ability of an organism or part of an organism to react to stimuli; irritability.
b. degree of susceptibility to stimulation.
3. the ability of a radio or television receiver to respond to incoming signals.
[1795–1805]
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Sensitivity
close to the bone Deep; near to the heart; to the quick; close to home; also near to the bone. The deeper a physical wound, the closer it is to the bone. The phrase is usually used figuratively of mental or emotional sensation.
to the quick Where one is most sensitive and vulnerable; to the very heart or core; deeply; often cut to the quick. In this phrase the quick means ‘the tender, sensitive flesh of the body, particularly that under the nails.’ The expression dates both in literal and figurative usage from the 1520s, but is commonly used today to denote extreme mental or emotional pain.
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Noun 1. [画像:sensitivity - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli]sensitivity - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"
sensory faculty, sentiency, sentience, sense, sensation - the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"
acuteness - a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"
hypersensitivity - extreme sensitivity
reactivity, responsiveness - responsive to stimulation
exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
interoception - sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
photosensitivity, radiosensitivity - sensitivity to the action of radiant energy
physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
2. sensitivity - the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"
physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
frequency response - (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency
3. sensitivity - sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
oversensitiveness - sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset
sensibility - refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility"
feelings - emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings"
4. sensitivity - susceptibility to a pathogen
susceptibility, susceptibleness - the state of being susceptible; easily affected
habitus - person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the consumptive habitus"
sensitisation, sensitization - the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
hypersensitivity - pathological sensitivity
diathesis - constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
5. sensitivity - the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
antenna, feeler - sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations"
defensiveness - excessive sensitivity to criticism; "his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness"
perceptiveness - the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
ability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
insensitiveness, insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
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sensitivity
noun
1. susceptibility, responsiveness, reactivity, receptiveness, sensitiveness, reactiveness the sensitivity of cells to chemotherapy
2. consideration, feeling, understanding, patience, intuition, delicacy, empathy, tact, responsiveness, thoughtfulness, receptiveness concern and sensitivity for each other's feelings
3. delicacy, difficulty, awkwardness, trickiness, ticklishness the obvious sensitivity of the issue
4. touchiness, defensiveness, thin skin, hypersensitivity, twitchiness, oversensitivity an atmosphere of extreme sensitivity over the situation
5. responsiveness, precision, keenness, acuteness the sensitivity of the detector
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sensitivity
noun1. The capacity for or an act of responding to a stimulus:
2. The quality or condition of being emotionally and intuitively sensitive:
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Translations
حَساسيَه
citlivost
følsomhed
erottelukykyhavaintokykyherkkyys
næmi, viîkvæmni
sensitivity
[ˌsensɪˈtɪvɪtɪ] N1. (= emotional awareness) → sensibilidad f (to a)
2. (= touchiness) → susceptibilidad f (to a)
3. (= delicate nature) [of issue, subject] → lo delicado
4. (= confidentiality) [of document, information] → carácter m confidencial, confidencialidad f
5. [of skin, teeth] → sensibilidad f (to a)
6. (= responsiveness) [of instrument, film] → sensibilidad f
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sensitivity
[ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvəti] n (= caring nature) [person] → sensibilité f
She showed sensitivity and tact → Elle a montré de la sensibilité et du tact.
a lack of sensitivity to the problems of the unemployed → un manque de sensibilité aux problèmes des chômeurs
She showed sensitivity and tact → Elle a montré de la sensibilité et du tact.
a lack of sensitivity to the problems of the unemployed → un manque de sensibilité aux problèmes des chômeurs
(= strong feelings) [person] → susceptibilité f
his sensitivity about his appearance → sa susceptibilité pour tout ce qui touche à son apparence
his sensitivity about his appearance → sa susceptibilité pour tout ce qui touche à son apparence
(= delicacy) [skin] → sensibilité f
(= controversial nature) [issue] → caractère m sensible
an issue of great sensitivity → un problème qui revêt un caractère hautement sensible
an issue of great sensitivity → un problème qui revêt un caractère hautement sensible
[instrument] → sensibilité f
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sensitivity
n
(emotional) → Sensibilität f, → Empfindsamkeit f; (= getting easily hurt) → Empfindlichkeit f; (= understanding) → Einfühlsamkeit f; (of novel, film, remark) → Einfühlungsvermögen nt
(physical, of instrument, part of body etc) → Empfindlichkeit f; (Phot: of emulsion, film) → Lichtempfindlichkeit f; (= delicacy: of balance, adjustment) → Feinheit f; (fig: of topic, issue) → heikle Natur ; sensitivity to heat/light → Wärme-/Lichtempfindlichkeit f; an issue of great sensitivity → eine sehr heikle Angelegenheit
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sensitive
(ˈsensitiv) adjective1. (usually with to) strongly or easily affected (by something). sensitive skin; sensitive to light. sensitief حَسّاس чуствителен sensível citlivý empfindlich følsom ευαίσθητος, ευπαθής sensible, delicado tundlik حساس herkkä sensible רגיש संवेदनशील osjetljiv (túl) érzékeny peka viðkvæmur, næmur sensibile 感じやすい 민감한 jautrus jutīgs sensitif gevoelig følsom, ømfintlig, sart wrażliwy حساس، حسي sensível sensibil (la) нежный; чувствительный citlivý občutljiv osetljiv känslig, ömtålig อ่อนไหว; เสียหายได้ง่าย duyarlı, hassas 敏感的 чутливий, сприйнятливий حساس nhạy cảm 敏感的
2. (usually with about or to) easily hurt or offended. She is very sensitive to criticism. sensitief حَسّاس обидчив susceptível citlivý sensibel følsom ευαίσθητος, εύθικτος susceptible ülitundlik زود رنج herkkä sensible פגיע कोमल osjetljiv kényes perasa hörundsár sensibile 敏感な 예민한 jautriai reaguojantis jūtīgs; viegli aizvainojams sensitif; mudah tersinggung gevoelig nærtakende, fintfølende wrażliwy, drażliwy حساس susceptível sensibil (la) обидчивый citlivý občutljiv, dovzeten osetljiv känslig รู้สึกเจ็บปวดหรือโดนดูหมิ่นได้ง่าย içli, alıngan 容易受傷的,容易生氣的 вразливий; той, що гостро реагує جذباتی dễ bị ảnh hưởng bởi cái gì 易受伤害的,容易生气的
3. having or showing artistic good taste. a sensitive writer; a sensitive performance. sensitief مُرْهَف الحِس، ذو ذَوْقٍ رفيع прецизен sensível citlivý feinfühlig følsom ευαίσθητος, αισθαντικός sensible peen, kultuurne با احساس herkkä plein de sensibilité רגיש संवेदनशील dojmljiv, čuvstven igényes bercitarasa tilfinninganæmur sensibile; raffinato 感受性豊かな 섬세한 jautrus, turintis subtilų meninį skonį, meniškas smalks; emocionāls; izjusts yang peka gevoelig uttrykksfull, følsom wrażliwy با احساس sensível plin de sensibilitate восприимчивый citlivý občutljiv osećajan känslig, uttrycksfull มีรสนิยมทางด้านศิลปะ duygulu, hassas 藝術品味高的 той, що має тонкий художній смак فن کا ذوق رکھنے والا có sự thông cảm 艺术感觉好的
ˈsensitively adverb sensitief بِحَساسِيَه чуствително sensivelmente citlivě sensibel følsomt ευαίσθητα con sensibilidad tundlikult با نازكدلي herkästi avec sensibilité בִּרגִישוּת भावुकता से osjetljivo érz(ékel)ően; érzékenyen secara peka af næmi con sensibilità 敏感に 민감하게 jautriai jūtīgi; smalki; emocionāli dengan sensitif gevoelig følsomt z wrażliwością, z wyczuciem په حساسيت سره com sensibilidade cu sensibilitate чувствительно citlivo z občutkom osetljivo känsligt อย่างไวต่อความรู้สึก hassasiyetle 敏感地 вразливо حساسیت سے nhạy cảm 敏感地
ˈsensitiveness noun sensitiwiteit حَساسِيَه обидчивост sensibilidade citlivost die Sensibilität følsomhed ευαισθησία, αισθαντικότητα sensibilidad tundlikkus نازكدلي herkkyys sensibilité רגישות सूक्ष्मग्राहिता osjetljivost, senzibilitet érzékenység; fogékonyság kepekaan næmi, viðkvæmni sensibilità 感じやすさ 과민, 민감성 jautrumas jūtīgums; smalka uztvere; emocionalitāte kepekaan gevoeligheid ømfintlighet, uttrykksfullhet wrażliwość حساسيت sensibilidade sensibilitate чувствительность citlivosť občutljivost osetljivost känslighet ความไวต่อความรู้สึก hassasiyet 敏感 чуйність; чутливість حساسی tính nhạy cảm 敏感
ˌsensiˈtivity noun sensitiwiteit حَساسيَه чуатвителост sensibilidade citlivost die Sensibilität følsomhed ευαισθησία sensibilidad tundlikkus حساسيت herkkyys sensibilité רגישות सूक्ष्मग्राहिता osjetljivost, osjećajnost érzékenység sifat perasa næmi, viðkvæmni sensibilità 感受性 민감도, 감수성 jautrumas jutīgums kepekaan zinnelijk følsomhet حساسيت، نازكتيا sensibilidade sensibilitate чувствительность citlivosť občutljivost osetljivost känslighet การไวต่อความรู้สึก hassasiyet 敏感性 чутливість; вразливість حسیت کا درجہ tính nhạy cảm 敏感性
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sen·si·tiv·i·ty
n. sensibilidad, susceptibilidad.
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sensitivity
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