sensitive

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
- he consulted several mediums
• Syn:
medium, spiritualist
• Derivationally related forms:
spiritualism (for: spiritualist)
• Hypernyms:
psychic

II - adjective

1. responsive to physical stimuli (Freq. 13)
- a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch
- a sensitive voltmeter
- sensitive skin
- sensitive to light
• Ant:
insensitive
• Similar to:
delicate, erogenous, excitable, irritable, highly sensitive,
light-sensitive, photosensitive, radiosensitive, nociceptive, reactive, responsive
• See Also:
responsive, sensible, susceptible
• Derivationally related forms:
sensitiveness, sense, sensitivity
• Attrubites:
sensitivity, sensitiveness
2. being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others (Freq. 7)
- sensitive to the local community and its needs
• Ant:
insensitive
• Similar to:
alive, huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchy, oversensitive
• See Also:
responsive
• Derivationally related forms:
sensitiveness, sense, sensitivity
• Attrubites:
sensitivity, sensitiveness
3. hurting
- the tender spot on his jaw
• Syn:
sore, raw, tender
• Similar to:
painful
• Derivationally related forms:
tenderness (for: tender), rawness (for: raw), soreness (for: sore), sensitivity
4. able to feel or perceive
- even amoeba are sensible creatures
- the more sensible parts of the skin
• Syn:
sensible
• Ant:
insensible (for: sensible)
• See Also:
aware, cognizant, cognisant, conscious
• Derivationally related forms:
sensitiveness, sense, sense (for: sensible), sensibility (for: sensible)
5. of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security
• Similar to:
classified

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sore, raw, tender, sensible, medium, spiritualist
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  insensible, insensitive