sensitive
English
Etymology
From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.
Adjective
sensitive (comparative more sensitive, superlative most sensitive)
- having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses
- 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, partition III, section 1, member 2, subsection i:
- The sensitive faculty most part overrules reason, the soul is carried hoodwinked, and the understanding captive like a beast.
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- Responsive to stimuli.
- (of a person) easily offended, upset or hurt
- Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news.
- (of an issue, topic, etc.) capable of offending, upsetting or hurting
- Religion is often a sensitive topic of discussion and should be avoided when dealing with foreign business associates.
- meant to be concealed or kept secret.
- These are highly sensitive documents.
- (of an instrument) accurate
- (archaic) Having paranormal abilities that can be controlled through mesmerism.
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Translations
having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses
responsive to stimuli
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easily offended
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capable of offending
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accurate
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Noun
sensitive (plural sensitives)
- one with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive
- 2003, Frederic W.H. Myers, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death Part 2
- Swedenborg was one of the leading savants of Europe; it would be absurd to place any of our sensitives on the same intellectual level.
- 2003, Frederic W.H. Myers, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death Part 2
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.si.tiv/
Further reading
- “sensitive” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
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