n. | 1. | The quality or state of being sensitive; - used chiefly in science and the arts; |
Noun | 1. | sensitivity - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; "sensitivity to pain" Synonyms: sensitiveness, sensibility |
2. | sensitivity - the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity" | |
3. | sensitivity - sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) Synonyms: sensitiveness | |
4. | sensitivity - susceptibility to a pathogen Synonyms: predisposition | |
5. | sensitivity - the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment Synonyms: sensitiveness Antonyms: insensitiveness, insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment |