sensitivity
Acute feeling capacity
Sensitivity is responsiveness to stimuli or conditions.
A person with sensitivity to criticism takes offense easily; one with sensitivity to others' feelings notices and respects them.
Skin sensitivity means it reacts to irritants.
Light sensitivity in cameras or film determines how little light is needed for exposure.
The sensitivity of a test measures how reliably it detects what it's looking for.
In plural, sensitivities are topics requiring careful handling: cultural sensitivities, political sensitivities.
Sharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
soft-heartedness · sympathy · thin-skinned · touchiness · reactivity · hurt feelings · taking offense · emotional depth
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- error marginPermissible range of deviation
instrumentation · specificity · variability · reproducibility · resolution · threshold · reliability · calibrated
Sharpness of mind or sight
- keennessSharpness of perception
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- receptivityWillingness to accept ideas
- responsivenessReadiness to react
detection · threshold · sharpness · attunement · discrimination · perception · awareness · noticing
Slight shade of difference
- subtletyFine distinction, easily missed
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
emotional depth · delicacy · refinement · texture · tone · atmosphere · evocative · layered
Perceiving through physical contact
- textureSurface tactile quality
- fingertipTerminal phalanx pad
- pressureForce upon contact
- numbnessLoss of sensation
tingling · nerve endings · skin · pain threshold · ticklishness · featherlight · receptors · dermis
Sensitivity in speech
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
discretion · care · thoughtfulness · judiciousness · circumspection · prudence · propriety · appropriateness
Immune response trigger
- histamineAllergy-response compound
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- danderMicroscopic shed skin
- moldForm-giving container
antihistamine · epinephrine · anaphylaxis · hives · swelling · immunotherapy · allergist · intolerance
State of perceiving reality
- diversityState of varied elements
- inclusionBeing made part
- respectRegard with honor
- understandingMental comprehension of something
multicultural · cross-cultural · representation · bias · stereotyping · appropriation · training · competence
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
tenderness · soft-heartedness · sympathy · thin-skinned · touchiness · reactivity · hurt feelings · taking offense · emotional depth · sentimentality
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
error margin · instrumentation · specificity · variability · reproducibility · resolution · threshold · reliability · calibrated · standardization
acuity
Sharpness of mind or sight
- keennessSharpness of perception
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- receptivityWillingness to accept ideas
responsiveness · detection · threshold · sharpness · attunement · discrimination · perception · awareness · noticing · subtlety
nuance
Slight shade of difference
- subtletyFine distinction, easily missed
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- interpretationAssigned meaning
expression · emotional depth · delicacy · refinement · texture · tone · atmosphere · evocative · layered · perceptive
touch
Perceiving through physical contact
numbness · tingling · nerve endings · skin · pain threshold · ticklishness · featherlight · receptors · dermis · gentle
tact
Sensitivity in speech
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
confidentiality · discretion · care · thoughtfulness · judiciousness · circumspection · prudence · propriety · appropriateness · respect
allergen
Immune response trigger
mold · antihistamine · epinephrine · anaphylaxis · hives · swelling · immunotherapy · allergist · intolerance · eczema
awareness
State of perceiving reality
understanding · multicultural · cross-cultural · representation · bias · stereotyping · appropriation · training · competence · microaggressions
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
- compassionsympathy, empathy, caring, kindness, tenderness
- likable traitsfriendliness, amiability, affability, agreeableness, likability
- sensitivitytouchiness, photosensitivity, photophobia, nerve endings, pain threshold
- side effectsnausea, headache, dizziness, drowsiness, rash
- bedside mannerbedside manner, compassionate care, patient comfort, rapport, reassurance
sensitivityinsensitivity
Lack of emotional awareness
numbness · apathy · impassivity · coldness · callousness
sensitivitynumbness
Loss of sensation
insensitivity · desensitization · anesthesia · deadness · unresponsiveness
sensitivityinsensitivity
Lack of emotional awareness
callousness · cruelty · thoughtlessness · tactlessness · inconsiderateness
- light sensitivityAdverse reaction to brightness
- food sensitivityAdverse reaction to ingredients
- gluten sensitivity
- heightened sensitivityIntensified perceptual or emotional response
- sensitivity to lightDiscomfort from bright illumination
- cultural sensitivityRespect for diverse customs
insensitivity, sensitivities, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity