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Sensitiveness Definition & Meaning

sensitiveness
noun
  1. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
  2. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"
  3. the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"
  4. the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

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What does sensitiveness mean?
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain" the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth" the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
What part of speech is sensitiveness?
Sensitiveness is a noun.
How many definitions does sensitiveness have?
Sensitiveness has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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