as in sensitiveness
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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The study also noted that the $11 billion gluten-free market continues to shape perceptions of gluten sensitivity.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The simulations were conducted as part of a sensitivity analysis aimed at identifying how design variations affect snow behavior, according to PV Magazine.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s an intimacy and sensitivity to Roversi’s work that never feels exploitative.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Because he was raised by his stoic killer-king father, Dek insists to Thia that things like cooperation and sensitivity and grief are signs of weakness — even though the evidence of such weakness was precisely the reason why his own father wanted Dek killed.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The simulations were conducted as part of a sensitivity analysis aimed at identifying how design variations affect snow behavior, according to PV Magazine.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s an intimacy and sensitivity to Roversi’s work that never feels exploitative.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Because he was raised by his stoic killer-king father, Dek insists to Thia that things like cooperation and sensitivity and grief are signs of weakness — even though the evidence of such weakness was precisely the reason why his own father wanted Dek killed.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Sensitivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitivity. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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