English-Thai Dictionary

sensitive

ADJ ซึ่ง ไว ต่อ สิ่งกระตุ้น  ซึ่ง รู้สึก ไว  ซึ่ง ตอบสนอง ได้ ง่าย  responsive sympathetic insensitive sueng-wai-tor-siang-kra-tuan

 

sensitive

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ อวัยวะ สัมผัส  kiao-kab-ar-wai-ya-wa-sam-pad

 

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 1828 Dictionary

SENSITIVE

a.[L. sensitivus, from sensus, sentio.] 1. Having sense or feeling, or having the capacity of perceiving impressions from external objects; as sensitive soul; sensitive appetite; sensitive faculty.
2. That affects the senses; as sensitive objects.
3. Pertaining to the senses, or to sensation; depending on sensation; as sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation.

 

SENSITIVELY

adv. In a sensitive manner.

 

SENSITIVE-PLANT

n.A plant of the genus Mimosa [mimic, ] so called from the sensibility of its leaves and footstalks, which shrink, contract and fall on being slightly touched.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SENSITIVE

Sen "si *tive, a. Etym: [F. sensitif. See Sense. ]

 

1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul.

 

2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected. She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny. Macaulay.

 

3. (a ) (Mech. ) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales. (b ) (Chem. & Photog. ) Readily affected or changed by certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or bromide, when in contact with certain organic substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays.

 

4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.] A sensitive love of some sensitive objects. Hammond.

 

5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation. E. Darwin. Sensitive fern (Bot. ), an American fern (Onoclea sensibilis ), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a slight tendency to fold together. -- Sensitive flame (Physics ), a gas flame so arranged that under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight sounds of the proper pitch. -- Sensitive joint vetch (Bot. ), an annual leguminous herb (Æschynomene hispida ), with sensitive foliage. -- Sensitive paper, paper prepared for photographic purpose by being rendered sensitive to the effect of light. -- Sensitive plant. (Bot. ) (a ) A leguminous plant (Mimosa pudica, or M. sensitiva, and other allied species ), the leaves of which close at the slightest touch. (b ) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the sensitive brier (Schrankia ) of the Southern States, two common American species of Cassia (C. nictitans, and C. Chamæcrista ), a kind of sorrel (Oxalis sensitiva ), etc.

 

-- Sen "si *tive *ly, adv. -- Sen "si *tive *ness, n.

 

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

sensitive

sen si tive |ˈsensitiv ˈsɛnsədɪv | ▶adjective 1 quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences: the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones | spiders are sensitive to vibrations on their web. • easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes: the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas. • (of photographic materials ) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light. • (of a market ) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences. 2 (of a person or a person's behavior ) having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings: I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill. • easily offended or upset: I suppose I shouldn't be so sensitive. 3 kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security: he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries. ▶noun a person who is believed to respond to occult influences. DERIVATIVES sen si tive ly adverb, sen si tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory ’): from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire ‘feel. ’ The current senses date from the early 19th cent.

 

sensitive period

sen si tive pe ri od ▶noun Psychology a time or stage in a person's development when they are more responsive to certain stimuli and quicker to learn particular skills.

 

sensitive plant

sen si tive plant ▶noun 1 a tropical American plant of the pea family, whose leaflets fold together and leaves bend down when touched. A common weed of sugar cane, it has become naturalized throughout the tropics. [Mimosa pudica, family Leguminosae. ] 2 informal a delicate or sensitive person.

 

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

sensitive

sen ¦si |tive |ˈsɛnsɪtɪv | ▶adjective 1 quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences: the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones | spiders are sensitive to vibrations on their web. • easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes: the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas. • (of photographic materials ) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light. • (of a market ) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences. 2 having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings: I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill. • easily offended or upset: I suppose I shouldn't be so sensitive. 3 kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security: he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries. ▶noun a person who is believed to respond to paranormal influences. DERIVATIVES sensitively adverb, sensitiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory ’): from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire ‘feel ’. The current senses date from the early 19th cent.

 

sensitive period

sen ¦si |tive period ▶noun Psychology a time or stage in a person's development when they are more responsive to certain stimuli and quicker to learn particular skills.

 

sensitive plant

sen ¦si |tive plant ▶noun 1 a tropical American plant of the pea family, whose leaflets fold together and leaves bend down when touched. A common weed of sugar cane, it has become naturalized throughout the tropics. ●Mimosa pudica, family Leguminosae. 2 informal a delicate or sensitive person.

 

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

sensitive

sensitive adjective 1 she's sensitive to changes in temperature: responsive to, reactive to, sentient of, sensitized to; aware of, conscious of, alive to; susceptible to, affected by, vulnerable to; attuned to. ANTONYMS impervious, unresponsive. 2 sensitive skin: delicate, fragile; tender, sore, raw. ANTONYMS resilient, tough. 3 the matter needs sensitive handling: tactful, careful, thoughtful, diplomatic, delicate, subtle, kid-glove; sympathetic, compassionate, understanding, intuitive, responsive, insightful. ANTONYMS clumsy. 4 he's sensitive about his bald patch: touchy, oversensitive, hypersensitive, easily offended, easily upset, easily hurt, thin-skinned, defensive; paranoid, neurotic; informal uptight. ANTONYMS thick-skinned. 5 a sensitive issue: difficult, delicate, tricky, awkward, problematic, ticklish, precarious; controversial, emotive; informal sticky. ANTONYMS uncontroversial.

 

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

sensitive

sensitive adjective 1 as people get older, their bodies often grow less sensitive to changes in external temperature: responsive to, quick to respond to, sensitized to, reactive to, sentient of; aware of, conscious of, alive to; susceptible to, easily affected by, vulnerable to; attuned to, tuned in to; rare susceptive of. ANTONYMS unresponsive, impervious, insensitive. 2 don't use facial scrubs if your skin is sensitive | his innocent words touched sensitive spots within her own heart: delicate, easily damaged, fragile; tender, sore, painful, raw. ANTONYMS resilient, tough. 3 these matters will need sensitive handling by the social services | a poignant, sensitive movie: tactful, careful, thoughtful, diplomatic, delicate, subtle, finely tuned, kid-glove; sympathetic, compassionate, understanding, empathetic, intuitive, feeling, responsive, receptive; perceptive, discerning, acute, insightful. ANTONYMS insensitive, clumsy, like bull in a china shop. 4 I didn't realize he was so sensitive | her father was sensitive about his bald patch: easily offended, easily upset, easily hurt, thin-skinned, touchy, oversensitive, hypersensitive, defensive; emotional, volatile, temperamental; paranoid, neurotic; informal twitchy, uptight; rare umbrageous. ANTONYMS thick-skinned. 5 a politically sensitive issue: difficult, delicate, tricky, awkward, problematic, ticklish, precarious; controversial, emotive; informal sticky. ANTONYMS uncontroversial.

 

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.

 

Duden Dictionary

sensitiv

sen si tiv Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |sensit i v |französisch sensitif < mittellateinisch sensitivus, zu: lateinisch sentire, Sentenz besonders emfindlich, feinfühlig

 

sensitivieren

sen si ti vie ren schwaches Verb |sensitiv ie ren |lateinisch-mittellateinisch-neulateinisch fotografische Schichten stark empfindlich machen

 

Sensitivität

Sen si ti vi tät Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Sensitivit ä t |die Sensitivität; Genitiv: der Sensitivität, Plural: die Sensitivitäten sensitives Verhalten; sensitive Beschaffenheit

 

Sensitivitätstraining

Sen si ti vi täts trai ning Substantiv, Neutrum Psychologie , das |Sensitivit ä tstraining |gruppentherapeutische Methode zur Beseitigung von Hemmungen beim Ausdrücken von Gefühlen

 

French Dictionary

sensitive

sensitive n. f. nom féminin Plante qui se rétracte quand on la touche.

 

Spanish Dictionary

sensitiva

sensitiva nombre femenino Planta mimosácea, originaria del Brasil, que al tocarla o sacudirla manifiesta gran sensibilidad doblando y abatiendo las hojas .

 

sensitivo, -va

sensitivo, -va adjetivo 1 De los sentidos o relacionado con ellos :después del accidente no tenía capacidad sensitiva en las manos; el cine estereoscópico de finales de la década de 1950 y el cinerama mantenían como objetivo acceder a una experiencia sensitiva lo más directa posible .2 Que puede recibir o transmitir sensaciones :neuronas sensitivas; fibras sensitivas y motoras .3 Que estimula o excita la sensibilidad :cine sensitivo .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es extraordinariamente sensible o impresionable :doña Rosa no era, ciertamente, lo que se suele decir una sensitiva .

 

sensitivomotor, -ra

sensitivomotor, -ra adjetivo med Que concierne o afecta a funciones sensitivas y motoras .SINÓNIMO sensorimotor .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sensitive

sen si tive /sénsətɪv /→sense 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 【他人の感情 問題 要求などに 】敏感な , 感じやすい , 理解のある «to » (→sensible )▸ Jim is sensitive to her feelings .ジムは彼女の気持ちがよくわかる ▸ a sensitive and caring guy 気が回って親切なやつ 2 «…に » 神経過敏な , 傷つきやすい «about , to » ▸ be sensitive about one's figure 体型を気にしている ▸ Lisa is sensitive to criticism .リサは批判を気にする ▸ a sensitive soul つまらないことですぐ怒る人 3 (痛みなどを )感じやすい , 【痛み 温度などに 】影響を受けやすい «to » ▸ be sensitive to heat 暑さに弱い 4 (文学 芸術において表現が )繊細な , 微妙な点を表現する ▸ a sensitive pianist 繊細な演奏をするピアニスト 5 (事態 話題などが )細心の注意を要する , 微妙な ; 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗極秘の 〈文書 情報など 〉▸ a sensitive issue デリケートな問題 6 〈計器 フィルムなどが 〉 «…に対して » 感度が高い «to » ▸ be highly sensitive to higher frequency 高周波に対して感度がいい ▸ light [heat ]-sensitive 感光 [感熱 ]性の 7 〈市場などが 〉 «…の » 影響を受けやすい «to » .～́ pl à nt 〘植 〙オジギソウ .～ly 副詞 敏感に ; 過敏に ; 微妙に .～ness 名詞 U 感じやすいこと ; 過敏 .

 

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 〙.