sensitivity

Noun (5)

1. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation“sensitivity to pain”Synonyms: sensitivenesssensibilityType of sense, sensationKinds responsiveness, hypersensitivity, acuteness, exteroception, interoception, photosensitivity
2. the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences“a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity”“the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth”Synonyms: sensitivenessType of physical propertyKinds frequency responseAttribute of sensitive, insensitive
3. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)Synonyms: sensitivenessType of feelingKinds feelings, sensibility, oversensitivenessAttribute of sensitive, insensitive
4. susceptibility to a pathogenSynonyms: predispositionType of susceptibility, susceptiblenessKinds sensitization, habitus, hypersensitivity, diathesisAttribute of sensitizing, desensitizing
5. the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environmentSynonyms: sensitivenessOpposite insensitivityType of abilityKinds antenna, defensiveness, perceptiveness