sensitivity
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
sensitivity to pain
Types & categories
- sentiency hypernym
- acuteness hyponym
- hypersensitivity hyponym
- responsiveness hyponym
- exteroception hyponym
- interoception hyponym
- photosensitivity hyponym
Related & opposite
- sore derivation
- sensible derivation
- sensible derivation
- sensitive derivation
- physiology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity
Types & categories
- physical property hypernym
- frequency response hyponym
Related & opposite
- sensitive attribute
- insensitive attribute
- sensitive derivation
Sense 3 noun
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
Types & categories
- feeling hypernym
- oversensitiveness hyponym
- sensibility hyponym
- feelings hyponym
Related & opposite
- sensitive attribute
- insensitive attribute
- sensitive derivation
Sense 4 noun
susceptibility to a pathogen
Types & categories
- susceptibility hypernym
- habitus hyponym
- sensitization hyponym
- hypersensitivity hyponym
- diathesis hyponym
Related & opposite
- sensitizing attribute
- desensitizing attribute
Sense 5 noun
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Types & categories
- ability hypernym
- antenna hyponym
- defensiveness hyponym
- perceptiveness hyponym
Related & opposite
- insensitivity antonym
- sensitive derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sore |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensible |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensible |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensitive |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physiology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sentiency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | acuteness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypersensitivity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | responsiveness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exteroception |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interoception |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | photosensitivity |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | sensitive |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | insensitive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensitive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical property |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | frequency response |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | sensitive |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | insensitive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensitive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | feeling |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | oversensitiveness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensibility |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | feelings |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | sensitizing |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | desensitizing |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | susceptibility |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | habitus |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensitization |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypersensitivity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | diathesis |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | insensitivity |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensitive |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | ability |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | antenna |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | defensiveness |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | perceptiveness |