Sensitive ˈsensətɪv Caring Man Feelings Reading Poem Eyes

• a sensitive and caring man
• she is very sensitive to other people's feelings.
• an actor’s sensitive reading of the poem
• a sensitive portrait

sensitive

1. aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings
• opposite insensitive
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• a sensitive and caring man
• She is very sensitive to other people's feelings.
2. able to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them
• an actor’s sensitive reading of the poem
• a sensitive portrait
3. easily offended or upset
• opposite insensitive
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• You're far too sensitive.
• He's very sensitive about his weight.
• She's very sensitive to criticism.
4. that you have to treat with great care because it may offend people or make them angry or embarrassed
• Health care is a politically sensitive issue.
• That's a sensitive area.
5. reacting quickly or more than usual to something
• opposite insensitive
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• sensitive areas of the body
• My teeth are very sensitive to cold food.
• The eyes of some fish are acutely sensitive to light.
• She gave me some very sensible advice.
• It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night.
• a soap for sensitive skin
• This movie may upset a sensitive child.
6. able to measure very small changes
• opposite insensitive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/insensitive
• a sensitive instrument
• The eyes can be a sensitive indicator of health.
• The Stock Exchange is very sensitive to political change.

Extra Examples

• Her experiences had made her sensitive to other people’s troubles.
• Her eyes are very sensitive to light.
• Horses are very sensitive to their riders’ moods.
• It is not known how the Russians obtained such potentially sensitive information.
• Teenagers are often very sensitive about their appearance.
• The bat’s hearing is remarkably sensitive.
• The equipment is highly sensitive.
• The information was deemed too sensitive to be broadcast.
• The probe is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single microbe.
• These drugs can make skin extremely sensitive to sunlight.
• a deeply sensitive, caring man
• a somewhat sensitive question
• an extremely sensitive question
• commercially sensitive information
• culturally sensitive policies
• sensitive to the slightest movement
• this highly sensitive issue
• He’s depicted as an insecure and sensitive soul.
• He’s very sensitive about his weight.
• I think they handled the situation in a sensitive way.
• It might be better to avoid such a sensitive topic.
• Nuclear power remains a very sensitive issue in the Netherlands.
• She is currently involved in highly sensitive negotiations.
• She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings.
• She’s acutely sensitive to criticism.
• This type of situation requires a sensitive approach by doctors.
• You’re far too sensitive.
• a sensitive reading of the poem

Word 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 cent.