sensitive

Meaning

Adj

1. Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
2. Responsive to stimuli.
3. Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
4. (usually) Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.
5. Meant to be concealed or kept secret.
6. Being aware of the feelings of others and taking care not to offend them.
7. Important, intricate, and requiring great delicacy.
8. Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
9. (archaic) Having paranormal abilities that can be controlled through mesmerism.

Noun

A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.

Synonyms

delicate

touchy

susceptible

fragile

tender

emotional

impressionable

thin-skinned

sensible

sore

subtle

sentient

irritable

brittle

easily offended

sentimental

medium

susceptive

keen

fine

gentle

dainty

prickly

receptive

feeling

vulnerable

sympathetic

intuitive

spiritualist

dexterous

impressible

sharp

responsive

fussy

perceptive

frail

raw

acute

nice

queasy

sensory

congenial

faint-hearted

faint

compassionate

astute

excitable

exact

clairvoyant

likable

Translations

sensible

sensibile

empfindlich

sensible

sensível

délicat

sensibel

ευαίσθητος

gevoelig

delicado

sensible

susceptible

fragile

hassas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.