sensitiveness

[ sen-si-tiv-nis ]

/ ˈsɛn sɪ tɪv nɪs /

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noun

the state or quality of being sensitive.

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Origin of sensitiveness

First recorded in 1820–30; sensitive + -ness

synonym study for sensitiveness

See sensibility.

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How to use sensitiveness in a sentence

Then acute sensitiveness returned again—he felt the whole series of emotions over and over without one omission.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
His death was caused by extreme sensitiveness at the manner in which his play of Oberon's Oath was received.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
This delight was at one time somewhat disturbed by his hyper-sensitiveness.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
An extended table of the sensitiveness of many indicators, on which the above tables are based, is given by Salm, Z. phys.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz

It was indeed a terrible sight for any person of sensitiveness to see a human being—though deserving—suffer in this manner.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng