sensitive

Definition

  • adjective: easily upset by the things that people think or say about you
  • adjective: receptive to 'sense' impressions
  • often + 'about'
  • synonyms: sensory, sensible, caring

Examples

  • highly 'sensitive' information [=information that could be harmful if many people knew it; information that should be kept secret]

  • She's painfully/overly 'sensitive about' her looks. [=she cares very/too much about what people say or think about her looks]

  • Now that I'm older, I'm more 'sensitive to' (the) cold. [=I feel colder in cold surroundings now than I did in the past]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You're lactose-intolerant. I don't eat it- I just think it's a good idea. Oh. Anyways,I'm also writing a screenplay. It's about this sensitive girl who comes to L.A. From lincoln,nebraska, to be an actress and winds up a waitress at the cheesecake factory. So,it's based on your life. (..)
    2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1