Thus, in physics, the sensitiveness of a magnetic needle is the ease with which it may be deflected, as by another magnet; its susceptibility is the degree to which it can be magnetized by a given magnetic force or the amount of magnetism it will hold.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

sensitivity It's a topic I approach with care and sensitivity.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
susceptibility		falling
sensitivity		steady
sensitiveness		falling
impressibility		rising
irritability		rising

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

By length

8 letters: aptitude³
9 letters: sentiment³
10 letters: capability⁵
11 letters: sensitivity⁵, sensibility⁵
12 letters: irritability⁶, susceptivity
13 letters: sensitiveness⁴, affectibility
14 letters: impressibility
15 letters: susceptibleness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aptitude³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français: susceptibilité
Italiano: permalosità