sensitive

nouns

someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

"he consulted several mediums"

medium, sensitive, spiritualist

adjectives

responsive to physical stimuli

"a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

sensitive

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antonym

is similar to

of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

"almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

delicate

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sensitive to sexual stimulation

erogenous

is similar to

capable of responding to stimuli

excitable, irritable

is similar to

readily affected by various agents

"a highly sensitive explosive is easily exploded by a shock"; "a sensitive colloid is readily coagulated"

highly sensitive

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abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

irritable

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sensitive to visible light

"photographic film is light-sensitive"

light-sensitive, photosensitive

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sensitive to radiation

"radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy"

radiosensitive

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caused by or in response to pain

"a nociceptive spinal reflex"

nociceptive

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reacting to a stimulus

"the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons"

reactive, responsive

see also

readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion

"children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"

responsive

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able to feel or perceive

"even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin"

sensible, sensitive

see also

(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of

"susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"

susceptible

is an attribute of

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, sensitivity

being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others

"sensitive to the local community and its needs"

sensitive

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(followed by `to' or `of') aware of

"is alive to the moods of others"

alive

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quick to take offense

feisty, huffy, thin-skinned, touchy

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unduly sensitive or thin-skinned

oversensitive

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readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion

"children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"

responsive

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sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

sensitiveness, sensitivity

able to feel or perceive

"even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin"

sensible, sensitive

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sensitiveness

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sense

hurting

"the tender spot on his jaw"

raw, sensitive, sore, tender

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sensitivity

of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security

sensitive

is similar to

official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation

"thousands of classified documents have now been declassified"

classified