LookItUpsensitivity
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌsensəˈtɪvəti/ · UK /ˌsensɪˈtɪvəti/
sensitivity means: The ability to notice or respond to small changes, feelings, or things that affect you.
noun
The ability to notice or respond to small changes, feelings, or things that affect you.
- Her skin sensitivity makes some soaps uncomfortable.
- He showed great sensitivity to her feelings.
- The device’s sensitivity allows it to detect tiny movements.
How far or fast your game view or character moves when you move a control device.
- Try lowering the mouse sensitivity.
- High sensitivity lets me turn quickly in the game.
- She adjusted the controller sensitivity to improve her aim.
How often a test correctly finds the condition in people or cases that actually have it.
- The test has high sensitivity.
- Researchers measured sensitivity using known positive cases.
- Increasing sensitivity may also produce more false positive results.
Questions about sensitivity
What does sensitivity mean?
The ability to notice or respond to small changes, feelings, or things that affect you.
What is sensitivity in other languages?
Türkçe: hassasiyet · Español: sensibilidad · Français: sensibilité · Deutsch: Empfindlichkeit · Italiano: sensibilità · 日本語: 感受性
How do you pronounce sensitivity?
In American English /ˌsensəˈtɪvəti/; in British English /ˌsensɪˈtɪvəti/.
How do you use sensitivity in a sentence?
Her skin sensitivity makes some soaps uncomfortable. He showed great sensitivity to her feelings.
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