English to English noun
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(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation |  | Example: sensitivity to pain
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the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences |  | Example: a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth
source: wordnet30
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sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) |  | source: wordnet30
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susceptibility to a pathogen |  | source: wordnet30
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the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment |  | source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver. |  | source: webster1913
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