Synonyms for sensitivity

Most common

sensitiveness · susceptibility · sensibility · tact

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Noun

Antonyms

insensitivity, tolerance, tactlessness

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

Related words

Phrases

chemical sensitivity multiple chemical sensitivity

Forms

Plural

sensitivities → sensitivenesses, susceptibilities, sensibilities, tacts…

Example sentences

• sensibility I can't compete with the delicate sensibility of Tom.
• susceptibility Exposure to radiation causes susceptibility to mutations.
• tact Tact is the ability to think with another person's brain.
• delicacy Fried spiders are a regional delicacy in Cambodia.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

tact¹

8 letters

delicacy⁴

11 letters

sensibility⁵

13 letters

sensitiveness⁴

14 letters

susceptibility⁶, predisposition⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delicacy⁴ = 4 syllables).

In other languages

Français

sensibilité

Italiano

sensibilità

Español

sensibilidad

Deutsch

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