Sensitive - Definition

sensitive

adj 1: responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are
sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive
skin"; "sensitive to light" [ant: insensitive]
2: being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or
circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community
and its needs" [ant: insensitive]
3: able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible
creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin" [syn:
sensible, sensitive] [ant: insensible]
4: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: sensitive,
sore, raw, tender]
5: of or pertaining to classified information or matters
affecting national security
n 1: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living
and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn:
medium, spiritualist, sensitive]

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