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sensitivity vs habitus

habitus vs sensitivity

sensitivity and habitus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sensitivity Yes No No No
habitus Yes No No No
As nouns, habitus is a hyponym of sensitivity; that is, habitus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensitivity:
  • sensitivity: susceptibility to a pathogen
  • habitus: person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
Other hyponyms of sensitivity include sensitisation, sensitization, hypersensitivity, diathesis.
sensitivity (noun) habitus (noun)
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences constitution of the human body
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
susceptibility to a pathogen
Difference between sensitivity and habitus

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