different between desensitization vs sensitive
desensitization
English
Alternative forms
- (mostly British): desensitisation
Etymology
de- +? sensitization
Noun
desensitization (countable and uncountable, plural desensitizations)
- The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation.
Translations
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sensitive
English
Alternative forms
- sensative (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) enPR: s?n's?t?v, IPA(key): /?s?ns?t?v/
Adjective
sensitive (comparative more sensitive, superlative most sensitive)
- Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
- Responsive to stimuli.
- (of a person) Easily offended, upset or hurt.
- (of an issue, topic, etc.) Capable of offending, upsetting or hurting.
- Meant to be concealed or kept secret.
- (of an instrument) Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
- (archaic) Having paranormal abilities that can be controlled through mesmerism.
Synonyms
- tender
- nesh
- precise
- compassionate
- caring
- classified
- aware
Antonyms
- insensitive
- nonsensitive
- resistant
- stoic
- uncaring
Hyponyms
- hypersensitive
- light-sensitive
Derived terms
Related terms
- sense
Translations
Noun
sensitive (plural sensitives)
- A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.
- 2003, Frederic W.H. Myers, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death Part 2
- Swedenborg was one of the leading savants of Europe; it would be absurd to place any of our sensitives on the same intellectual level.
- 2003, Frederic W.H. Myers, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death Part 2
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??.si.tiv/
Adjective
sensitive
- feminine singular of sensitif
Noun
sensitive f (plural sensitives)
- sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
Further reading
- “sensitive” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- investies
Italian
Adjective
sensitive
- feminine plural of sensitivo
Anagrams
- estensivi, intessevi
Latin
Adjective
s?nsit?ve
- vocative masculine singular of s?nsit?vus
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
sensitive
- definite singular of sensitiv
- plural of sensitiv
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
sensitive
- definite singular of sensitiv
- plural of sensitiv
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