noun

sensitivity

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noun

The quality of being easily affected or upset.

"He handled the layoffs with real sensitivity."

The degree to which something (a person, organ, or device) responds to stimuli or change.

"You can adjust the mouse sensitivity in the settings."

"The test has high sensitivity for detecting the disease early."

How to Use Sensitivity

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHow easily something responds, reacts, or is affected — emotionally, physically, or in a device or test.

Common pairings

adjust the sensitivity cultural sensitivity high sensitivity

sensitivities plural

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From sensitive + the noun-forming suffix -ity.

insensitivity

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insensitivity