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feeling vs sensitivity

sensitivity vs feeling

feeling and sensitivity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
feeling Yes No No No
sensitivity Yes No No No
As nouns, sensitivity is a hyponym of feeling; that is, sensitivity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feeling:
  • feeling: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  • sensitivity: sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
Other hyponyms of feeling include affect, emotion, thing, glow, faintness, soul, soulfulness, passion, passionateness, sentiment, complex, ambivalence, ambivalency, apathy, desire, sex, sexual urge, pleasance, pleasure, pain, painfulness, pang, stab, twinge, liking, dislike, gratitude, ingratitude, ungratefulness, unconcern, shame, pride, pridefulness, humbleness, humility, amazement, astonishment, devastation, expectation, levity, gravity, solemnity, sensitiveness, agitation, calmness, bravery, fearlessness, happiness, sadness, unhappiness, hope, despair, affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness, humor, humour, mood, temper, fellow feeling, sympathy, enthusiasm, anchorage, disinterest.
feeling (noun) sensitivity (noun)
the experiencing of affective and emotional states the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
an intuitive understanding of something the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
a physical sensation that you experience (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed susceptibility to a pathogen
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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