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

  • (..) Is right back here. There must be a simpler way... ...of working this... Oh, there's a remote control... ...so that you can just... It's sensitive! I hardly touched it! But it goes up... That's it! That's it! - You know, Ponton. - Yes, inspector. This is a very hard time (..)
    2006 The Pink Panther
  • (..) when I get a little heavy... Never mind. Would you like me to stay behind and help you? That is a generous offer, Nicole... ...but I am quite sensitive to office gender politics. And in today's world, the slightest gesture... ...can be misinterpreted as harassment. (..)
    2006 The Pink Panther