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sentiency vs sensitivity

sensitivity vs sentiency

sentiency and sensitivity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sentiency Yes No No No
sensitivity Yes No No No
As nouns, sensitivity is a hyponym of sentiency; that is, sensitivity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sentiency:
  • sentiency: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
  • sensitivity: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
Other hyponyms of sentiency include modality, sense modality, sensory system, sensibility, sensitiveness.
sentiency (noun) sensitivity (noun)
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
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)
susceptibility to a pathogen
Difference between sentiency and sensitivity

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