sensitiveness vs sense

sense vs sensitiveness

sensitiveness and sense both are nouns.

sensitiveness is not a verb while sense is a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of sensitiveness include sensation, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency.

sensitiveness (noun)	sense (noun)
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	sound practical judgment
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation	a general conscious awareness
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)	a natural appreciation or ability
	the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

sensitiveness (verb)	sense (verb)
	discern
	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
	detect some circumstance or entity automatically

Difference between sensitiveness and sense

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