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- DictionarySen·si·tive/ˈsensədiv/
adjective
- 1. quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences: "the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones"
- 2. (of a person or a person's behavior) having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings: "I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill"
noun
- 1. a person who is believed to respond to occult influences.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word sensitive, from sensory to emotional to psychical. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of sensitive.
Sensitive describes something or someone who reacts quickly and strongly. It's often something to protect — like baby skin, government documents, or a fragile ecosystem.
SENSITIVE definition: 1. easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or…. Learn more.
involving work, duties, or information of a highly secret or delicate nature, especially in government: a sensitive position in the State Department. requiring tact or caution; delicate; touchy: a sensitive topic. constructed to indicate, measure, or be affected by small amounts or changes, as a balance or thermometer.
able to understand what people are feeling and deal with them in a way that does not upset them: I want a man who's kind and sensitive.
If you are sensitive to other people's problems and feelings, you understand and are aware of them.
Sensitive refers to how easily you react to things, how easily you are offended or upset, or how much you are aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings: a soap for sensitive skin
