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    sen·si·tive
    [ˈsensədiv]
    adjective
    sensitive (adjective)
    1. quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences:
      "the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones" · "spiders are sensitive to vibrations on their web"
      • easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes:
        "the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas"
      • (of photographic materials) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light.
      • (of a market) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences:
        "the Japanese were successfully entering many of the most sensitive markets"
    2. (of a person or a person's behavior) having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings:
      "I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill"
      • easily offended or upset:
        "I suppose I shouldn't be so sensitive"
    3. kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security:
      "he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries"
    noun
    sensitive (noun) · sensitives (plural noun)
    1. a person who is believed to respond to occult influences.
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory’): from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire ‘feel’. The current senses date from the early 19th century.
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    adjective
    1. quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences:
      responsive to
      quick to respond to
      sensitized to
      reactive to
      sentient of
      aware of
      conscious of
      alive to
      susceptible to
      easily affected by
      vulnerable to
      attuned to
      tuned in to
      susceptive of
      Opposite:
      unresponsive
      impervious
      insensitive
    2. (of a person or a person's behavior) having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings:
      tactful
      careful
      thoughtful
      diplomatic
      delicate
      subtle
      kid-glove
      sympathetic
      compassionate
      understanding
      empathetic
      intuitive
      feeling
      responsive
      receptive
      perceptive
      discerning
      acute
      insightful
      finely tuned
      Opposite:
      insensitive
      clumsy
      like bull in a china shop
    3. kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security:
      private
      personal
      intimate
      privileged
      quiet
      secret
      top secret
      classified
      restricted
      nonpublic
      unofficial
      off the record
      unrevealed
      undisclosed
      unpublished
      sub rosa
      hush-hush
      mum
      privy
      not for publication
      not for circulation
      not to be made public
      not to be disclosed
      under wraps
      Opposite:
      public, on the record
     
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    Tooth sensitivity is a sudden, sharp, and shooting pain in the tooth, where the nerves supplying it are triggered by external stimuli like extremely cold, and hot food or fluids. It is caused by vigorous brushing of the teeth which leads to a breach in the protective enamel layer of the tooth. Other causes include post-teeth whitening procedure sensitivity, gum diseases, and grinding of the teeth during sleep which leads to the tearing of the enamel layer.
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    that you have to treat with great care because it may offend people or make them angry Health care is a politically sensitive issue. That's a sensitive area. 1 adverb She handled the matter sensitively. He writes sensitively. Idioms 2to mention a subject that makes someone feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc.

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    Something that is sensitive to a physical force, substance, or treatment is easily affected by it and often harmed by it. ...gentle cosmetics for sensitive skin. A sensitive piece of scientific equipment is capable of measuring or recording very small changes. ...an extremely sensitive microscope.

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