| Noun | 1. | sensitiveness - sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) Synonyms: sensitivity |
| 2. | sensitiveness - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; "sensitivity to pain" Synonyms: sensitivity, sensibility | |
| 3. | sensitiveness - the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment Synonyms: sensitivity Antonyms: insensitiveness, insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment |