sensitivity synonyms

sensitivity

n.

  1. Susceptibility

    allergy, irritability, ticklishness; see irritation 1.

  2. Emotional response or condition

    delicacy, sensibility, sensitiveness, nervousness, acute awareness, consciousness, acuteness, subtlety, feeling, sympathetic response, responsiveness, sympathy, impressionability, affectability; see also sensation 1.

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