sensitiveness
[sen-si-tiv-nis]
noun
the state or quality of being sensitive.
Origin of sensitiveness
Synonyms for sensitiveness
See sensibility.
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Related Words for sensitiveness
emotion, impression, consciousness, sentiment, susceptibility, sensitivity, thought, tingle, passion, sense, sensibility, feeling, response, awareness, vibes, nervousness, subtlety, receptiveness, delicacy, sensationExamples from the Web for sensitiveness
Historical Examples of sensitiveness
Do not let us spoil a great opportunity because of our sensitiveness as authors.
Casanova's HomecomingArthur Schnitzler
He has not sufficient finesse and sensitiveness to sympathize with the mob.
Alarms and DiscursionsG. K. Chesterton
He continued to play, but the Puritan sensitiveness had taken hold of him.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
If he is slightly abnormal it is only in his sensitiveness to his position.
Notes on My BooksJoseph Conrad
He disapproved of the doctor's sensitiveness about that far-off episode of his life.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad