Associations to the word «Sensitiveness»

Wiktionary

SENSITIVENESS, noun. The ability to perceive sensation.
SENSITIVENESS, noun. The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.

Dictionary definition

SENSITIVENESS, noun. Sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others).
SENSITIVENESS, noun. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain".
SENSITIVENESS, noun. 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".
SENSITIVENESS, noun. The ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.