Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
sensitivity
Universal Words
noun (plural sensitivities)
to people's feelings
1 [U] ~ (to sth) the ability to understand other people's feelings:
sensitivity to the needs of children * She pointed out with tact and sensitivity exactly where he had gone wrong.
OPPINSENSITIVITY
to art / music / literature
2 [U] the ability to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them:
She played with great sensitivity.
being easily upset
3 [U,C,usually pl.] a tendency to be easily offended or upset by sth:
He's a mixture of anger and sensitivity. * She was blind to the feelings and sensitivities of other people.
OPPINSENSITIVITY
of information / subject
4 [U] the fact of needing to be treated very carefully because it may offend or upset people:
Confidentiality is important because of the sensitivity of the information.
to food / cold / light, etc.
5 [U,C,usually pl.] (technical) the quality of reacting quickly or more than usual to sth:
food sensitivity * allergies and sensitivities * Some children develop a sensitivity to cow's milk. * The eyes of some fish have a greater sensitivity to light than ours do.
to small changes
6 [U] the ability to measure very small changes:
the sensitivity of the test
OPPINSENSITIVITY