sensitive

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.

   “The sensitive faculty most part overrules reason, the soul is carried hoodwinked, and the understanding captive like a beast.”

2. sıfat Responsive to stimuli.

   “The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception.”

3. sıfat Easily offended, upset, or hurt.

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

4. sıfat Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.

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

5. sıfat Meant to be concealed or kept secret.

   “These are highly sensitive documents.”

6. sıfat Being aware of the feelings of others and taking care not to offend them.

   “Thank you for being sensitive.”

7. sıfat Important, intricate, and requiring great delicacy.

   “The president's untimely statement disrupted some very sensitive negotiations.”

8. sıfat Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
9. sıfat Having paranormal abilities that can be controlled through mesmerism.
10. isim A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.

    “[I]t is quite certain that many of their fears were unfounded, and centred upon perfectly innocent people - especially those who were what we now call "mediumistic" or "sensitives".”