sensitive

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
  2. adjective responsive to physical stimuli
  3. adjective being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others

Etymology

From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus. By surface analysis, sense + -ite + -ive.

In classic literature

Synonyms

medium, spiritualist

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
psychic

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