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sensitivity

noun

ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē

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the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences the sensitivity needed for a microphone that will be used in a recording studio

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Recent Examples of sensitivity For those who have a scent sensitivity, there is a strong smell here—kind of like a pencil eraser combined with mint. — Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026 Gut microbiome and insulin sensitivity may be affected in some people. — Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2026 Kaufhold thinks that something might be a heightened sensitivity to disgust. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026 Under an agreement with West Virginia after the remarks, Huggins was suspended for three games at the start of the 2023-24 season, took a $1 million salary reduction and was required to undergo sensitivity training. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sensitivity

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perceptiveness

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There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.

— Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The future will favor perceptiveness.

— Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026

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