sensation vs sensitivity

sensation and sensitivity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensation	Yes	No	No	No
sensitivity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sensitivity is a hyponym of sensation; that is, sensitivity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensation:

sensation: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
sensitivity: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Other hyponyms of sensation include modality, sense modality, sensory system, sensibility, sensitiveness.

sensation (noun)	sensitivity (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended	the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field	sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
a state of widespread public excitement and interest	susceptibility to a pathogen

sensation vs sensitivity

sensation and sensitivity both are nouns.

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