Sensible vs. Sensitive

By Jaxson

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Perceptible by the senses.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Easily perceived; appreciable.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Able to feel or perceive.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.

    “a sensible thermometer”

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Characterized more by usefulness or practicality than by fashionableness, especially of clothing.

  • Sensible (noun)

    Sensation; sensibility.

  • Sensible (noun)

    That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.

  • Sensible (noun)

    That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    Responsive to stimuli.

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    easily offended, upset or hurt

    “Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news.”

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    capable of offending, upsetting or hurting

    “Religion is often a sensitive topic of discussion and should be avoided when dealing with foreign business associates.”

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    meant to be concealed or kept secret.

    “These are highly sensitive documents.”

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    accurate

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    Having paranormal abilities that can be controlled through mesmerism.

  • Sensitive (noun)

    one with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive

Wiktionary
  • Sensitive (adjective)

    quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences

    “spiders are sensitive to vibrations on their web”

    “the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones”

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes

    “the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas”

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    (of photographic materials) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light.

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    (of a market) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences

    “the Japanese were successfully entering many of the most sensitive markets”

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others’ feelings

    “I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill”

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    easily offended or upset

    “I suppose I shouldn’t be so sensitive”

  • Sensitive (adjective)

    kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security

    “he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries”

  • Sensitive (noun)

    a person who is believed to respond to paranormal influences.

Oxford Dictionary

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