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Definitions: Sensitiveness |
SensitivenessNoun1. Sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others). 2. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli: "sensitivity to pain". 3. The ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sensitiveness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1798. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Mining | The property in a high explosive that permits it to be exploded by a shock. The more insensitive an explosive is, the stronger detonator itrequires to develop the full strength. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SensitivenessSynonyms: sensibility (n), sensitivity (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: insensitivity (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Physical Sensibility | Noun: sensibility; sensitiveness. Adjective: physical sensibility, feeling, impressibility, perceptivity, aesthetics; moral sensibility . |
Sensibility | Noun: sensibility, sensibleness, sensitiveness; moral sensibility; impressibility, affectibility; susceptibleness, susceptibility, susceptivity; mobility; vivacity, vivaciousness; tenderness, softness; sentimental, sentimentality; sentimentalism. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Sensitiveness |
| English words defined with "sensitiveness": Gelatin process ♦ inwardness. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sensitiveness": explosive sensitiveness ♦ hyperalgesia ♦ Lettuce ♦ sensitive explosive ♦ trinitrotoluene-ammonium nitrate explosive. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The little word seemed to have turned a rapier point of his sensitiveness against this courteous and vigilant foe. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Cote D'ivoire | Reasons include the price sensitiveness of the market, market liberalization measures, and lack of adequate credit policies for potential clients and buyers. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Sensitiveness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sensitiveness" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 8 | 124,375 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "sensitiveness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حساسية (allergy, impressionability, sensibilities, sensibility, sensitivity, sentimentality, susceptibility, vulnerability), رقة (airiness, benignity, daintiness, delicacy, fineness, finesse, flimsiness, forgiveness, geniality, gentleness, graciousness, loveliness, neatness, polish, refinement, sensitivity, sleeplessness, softness, suavity, subtlety, tenderling, tenderness, tenuity, tenuousness, thinness), شفافية (impressionability, limpidity, lucidity, tenderness, translucence, transparency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | citlivost (delicacy, sensibility, sensitivity, soreness, susceptibility, tenderness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | følsomhed over for mekanisk påvirkning. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | stootgevoeligheid, schokgevoeligheid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tunteellisuus (emotionalism, sentimentality), herkkyys (sensitivity, sensitivity of a measuring assembly, sensitivity of a measuring instrument), hellätunteisuus (tenderness), arkuus (diffidence, sensitivity, soreness, tenderness, timidity), arkatunteisuus (delicacy), arkaluonteisuus (delicacy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | susceptibilité (selective susceptibility, sensibilities), sensibilite au choc, sensibilité (sensibilities, sensibility, sensitivity, sensitivity coefficient, sensitivity of a measuring assembly, sensitivity of a measuring instrument). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | feingefühl (delicacy of feeling, sensitivity, tact, tactfulness), empfindlichkeit (brittleness, delicateness, huffiness, pettishness, response, scale factor, screen film sensitivity, selectivity, sensibility, sensitivities, sensitivity, sensitivity of a measuring assembly, sharpness, speed, susceptibility, tenderness, touchiness, vulnerability). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευπάθεια (susceptibility), ευαισθησία σε κρούση, ευαισθησία (delicacy, impressionability, mushiness, sensibility, sensitivity, sensitivity of a measuring instrument, susceptibility, ticklishness), αισθητικότησ (sensibility, sentience), αισθητικότητα (sensibility, sentience). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | איסט יסות (delicacy, fastidiousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sensibilit (direction, feel, feeling, sense, sensibility, sensitivities, sensitivity, sensitivity of a measuring assembly, speed), sensibilita all'urto. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 鋭敏 (keenness, mental acumen, sharpness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | か"せい (accomplishment, cheer, complete, completion, control, dry, dryness, government-manufactured, government-regulated organization or facility etc., inertia, perfection, pitfall, quiet, sense, sensitivity, shout, shout of joy, snoring sound, tranquil, trap), えいび" (keenness, mental acumen, sharpness), えいか" (emperor's approval, garland, laurels). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ensitivenesssay sensibilidade ao choque. (various references) susceptibilitate (feeling, huffiness, huffishness, sensibility, sensitivity, susceptibility, ticklishness), sensibilitate (delicacy, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity, tenderness), afectivitate (affectivity, emotionality). (various references) чувствительность (pathos, sensibility, sensitivity, sentience, soreness, susceptiveness). (various references) susceptibilidad (sensibilities, sensitivity, susceptibility, thin skin, touchiness), sensibilidad al choque, sensibilidad (amenability, esthesia, esthesis, perception, resolution, response, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivities, sensitivity, sensitivity of a measuring assembly, sentiment, touchiness). (various references) mottaglighet (liability, predisposition, sensibility). (various references) hassaslık (delicacy, emotionality, passibility, quickness, sensibility, sensitivity, sentiment, squeamishness, susceptibility, tenderness), duyarlılık (delicacy, emotionality, sensibility, sensitivity, sentience, sentiment, sentimentality, susceptibility, touch), alınganlık (pettishness, petulance, sensibility, sensitivity, squeamishness, stuffiness, susceptibility, testiness, touchiness). (various references) чутливість (feeling, hokum, impressionability, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity, soreness, susceptibility, tenderness). (various references) sự nhạy cảm tính nhạy, sự dễ cảm, tính có cảm giác. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sensitiveness": sensitivenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "sensitiveness": hypersensitiveness, insensitiveness, oversensitiveness. (additional references) | |
Words containing "sensitiveness": hypersensitivenesses, insensitivenesses, oversensitivenesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sensitiveness" (pronounced se"nsutivnus) |
| 7 | -u t i v n u s | competitiveness, secretiveness. |
| 6 | -t i v n u s | assertiveness, attentiveness, attractiveness, combativeness, creativeness, destructiveness, distinctiveness, effectiveness, ineffectiveness, inventiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, suggestiveness, vindictiveness. |
| 5 | -i v n u s | aggressiveness, cohesiveness, decisiveness, defensiveness, divisiveness, elusiveness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, intrusiveness, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, possessiveness, responsiveness. |
| 4 | -v n u s | forgiveness, resistiveness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, astuteness, asynchronous, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, coldness, Colonus, compactness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, directness, disingenuousness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, indebtedness, indigenous, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resourcefulness, restlessness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, selfishness, selflessness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-i-i-n-n-s-s-s-s-t-v" | |
-3 letters: intensives, sensitises, sensitives, tininesses. | |
-4 letters: einsteins, intensive, sensitise, sensitive, seventies, tenseness. | |
-5 letters: einstein, evenness, invitees, nineties, sestines, sienites, sissiest, tennises, tininess, veiniest, vitesses. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-i-i-n-n-s-s-s-s-t-v" | |
+2 letters: insensitiveness, intensivenesses, intrusivenesses, sensitivenesses. | |
+3 letters: transitivenesses. | |
+4 letters: distinctivenesses, inquisitivenesses, insensitivenesses, instructivenesses, oversensitiveness. | |
+5 letters: hypersensitiveness, intransitivenesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 6E 73 69 74 69 76 65 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . -. ... .. - .. ...- . -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01101110 01110011 01101001 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e n s i t i v e n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 006E 0073 0069 0074 0069 0076 0065 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53718085758675887180718585 |
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