sensitivity
/sɛnsɪtˈɪvɪti/
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Definitions
Noun
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"
Noun
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"
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sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
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susceptibility to a pathogen
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the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
More General Terms
ability
feeling
physical property
sensation
sense
sensory faculty
sentience
sentiency
susceptibility
susceptibleness