sensitive
//ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv//
Forms
- Comparative
- more sensitive
- Superlative
- most sensitive
- Plural
- sensitives
Definitions
1.Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
- The sensitive faculty most part overrules reason, the soul is carried hoodwinked, and the understanding captive like a beast.
2.Responsive to stimuli.
3.Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
- Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news.
4.Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.
- Religion is often a sensitive topic of discussion and should be avoided when dealing with foreign business associates.
1.A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.
- After all, Madame Rosita was a sensitive.
- Swedenborg was one of the leading savants of Europe; it would be absurd to place any of our sensitives on the same intellectual level.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2820
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.
By surface analysis, sense + -ite + -ive.