sensitiveness vs ability

ability vs sensitiveness

sensitiveness and ability both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensitiveness	Yes	No	No	No
ability	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ability is a hypernym of sensitiveness; that is, ability is a word with a broader meaning than sensitiveness:

sensitiveness: the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
ability: the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

sensitiveness (noun)	ability (noun)
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences	the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment	possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

Difference between sensitiveness and ability

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