Sensitive Definition
sĕnsĭ-tĭv
adjective
Of the senses or sensation; esp., connected with the reception or transmission of sense impressions; sensory.
Webster's New World
Receiving and responding to stimuli from outside objects or agencies; having sensation.
Webster's New World
Responding or feeling readily and acutely; very keenly susceptible to stimuli.
A sensitive ear.
Webster's New World
Readily altered by the action of an agent.
Film that is sensitive to light.
American Heritage
Changing readily in the presence of some external force or condition.
Webster's New World
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noun
A sensitive person.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
One held to be endowed with psychic or occult powers.
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Other Word Forms of Sensitive
Noun
Singular:
sensitive
Plural:
sensitivesOrigin of Sensitive
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Middle English from Old French sensitif from Medieval Latin sēnsitīvus from Latin sēnsus sense sense
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.
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