sensitivity

n 1: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli:

"sensitivity to pain" [syn: {sensitiveness}, {sensibility}]

2: the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register

small physical amounts or differences: "a galvanometer of

extreme sensitivity"

3: sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) [syn:

{sensitiveness}]

4: susceptibility to a pathogen [syn: {predisposition}]

5: the ability to respond to affective changes in your

interpersonal environment [syn: {sensitiveness}] [ant: {insensitivity},

{insensitivity}]