Sensitiveness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sensitiveness is a noun meaning The quality or degree of being sensitive.
Meaning
The quality or degree of being sensitive.
More Meanings
- The ability to perceive sensation.
- The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.
Example Sentences
How wrong I was! wit, with him, was only the sparkle of the waters which hide precious things in the depths below. I can enter into the sensitiveness which is fain to keep that which it prizes most dearly, hidden from a cold and mocking world.
Word Forms
- sensitivenesses
Synonyms for sensitiveness
Depending on context, synonyms include sensitivity, sensibility.
Antonyms for sensitiveness
Common opposites include insensitivity, insensitiveness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sensitivity, sensibility, sensitization, susceptibility, tenderness, responsiveness.
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