English-Thai Dictionary

sensitivity

N ความรู้สึก ไว  การ ตอบสนอง ไว  การ มี ปฎิกิริยา ทาง อารมณ์ ไว  responsiveness affectability insensitivity kwam-ru-suek-wai

 

sensitivity

N ความ เฉียบแหลม  การ มีไหวพริบ  acuteness kwam-chib-leam

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SENSITIVITY

SENSITIVITY Sen `si *tiv "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver. Sensitivity and emotivity have also been used as the scientific term for the capacity of feeling. Hickok.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sensitivity

sen si tiv i ty |ˌsensiˈtivitē ˌsɛnsəˈtɪvədi | ▶noun ( pl. sensitivities ) the quality or condition of being sensitive: a lack of common decency and sensitivity | he has a sensitivity to cow's milk. • (sensitivities ) a person's feelings which might be easily offended or hurt; sensibilities: the rules that matter are practical ones that respect local sensitivities.

 

sensitivity training

sen si tiv i ty train ing ▶noun training intended to sensitize people to their attitudes and behaviors that may unwittingly cause offense to others, esp. members of various minorities.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sensitivity

sen ¦si ¦tiv |ity |sɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti | ▶noun ( pl. sensitivities ) [ mass noun ] the quality or condition of being sensitive: a total lack of common decency and sensitivity | [ in sing. ] : he has a sensitivity to cow's milk. • (sensitivities ) feelings liable to be offended or hurt; sensibilities: the only rules that matter are practical ones that respect local sensitivities.

 

sensitivity training

sen si tiv i ty train ing ▶noun training intended to sensitize people to their attitudes and behaviors that may unwittingly cause offense to others, esp. members of various minorities.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sensitivity

sensitivity noun 1 the sensitivity of the skin: responsiveness, sensitiveness, reactivity; susceptibility, vulnerability. 2 the job calls for sensitivity: consideration, care, thoughtfulness, tact, diplomacy, delicacy, subtlety, finer feelings; understanding, empathy, sensibility, feeling, intuition, responsiveness, receptiveness; perception, discernment, insight; savoir faire. 3 her sensitivity on the subject of marriage: touchiness, oversensitivity, hypersensitivity, defensiveness. 4 the sensitivity of the issue: delicacy, trickiness, awkwardness, ticklishness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sensitivity

sensitivity noun 1 many commonly prescribed drugs increase the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet light: responsiveness, sensitiveness, reactivity; susceptibility, vulnerability; rare reactiveness, susceptivity, susceptibleness. ANTONYMS imperviousness. 2 introducing change calls for patience and sensitivity: consideration, care, thoughtfulness, tact, diplomacy, delicacy, subtlety, finesse, finer feelings; understanding, empathy, awareness of the feelings of others, sensibility, feeling, intuition, intuitiveness, responsiveness, receptivity, receptiveness; perceptiveness, perception, discernment, insight; French savoir faire. ANTONYMS insensitivity. 3 Shiona's sensitivity on the subject of boyfriends: touchiness, oversensitivity, hypersensitivity, thin skin, defensiveness; informal twitchiness. 4 the sensitivity of the issue: delicacy, trickiness, awkwardness, difficulty, ticklishness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sensitivity

sen si tiv i ty /sènsətɪ́vəti /名詞 複 -ties U C 1 細やかさ, 感覚 ; 感受性 ; (芸術的 )感性 .2 〖通例 -ties 〗過敏さ [症 ].3 (問題 情報が )扱いが難しいこと .4 (計器 フィルムなどの )精度, 感度 .5 (事態への )敏感な反応 .～́ tr à ining 感受性訓練 〘集団内の人間関係の向上のために行うグループ訓練法 〙.