Dictionary Check: sensitivity

"sensitivity" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

noun

(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Example: "sensitivity to pain"
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the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences

Example: "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"
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sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

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susceptibility to a pathogen

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the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

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