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sensitiveness vs defensiveness

defensiveness vs sensitiveness

sensitiveness and defensiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sensitiveness Yes No No No
defensiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, defensiveness is a hyponym of sensitiveness; that is, defensiveness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensitiveness:
  • sensitiveness: the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
  • defensiveness: excessive sensitivity to criticism
Other hyponyms of sensitiveness include antenna, feeler, perceptiveness.
sensitiveness (noun) defensiveness (noun)
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences excessive sensitivity to criticism
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
Difference between sensitiveness and defensiveness

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