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1 sensitive
kényes, érzékeny, túlérzékeny, érző* * *['sensitiv]1) ((usually with to) strongly or easily affected (by something): sensitive skin; sensitive to light.) (túl) érzékeny2) ((usually with about or to) easily hurt or offended: She is very sensitive to criticism.) kényes3) (having or showing artistic good taste: a sensitive writer; a sensitive performance.) igényes•- sensitiveness
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2 thin-skinned
adjective (sensitive; easily hurt or upset: Be careful what you say - she's very thin-skinned.) érzékeny
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Sensitive — Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sensitive fern — Sensitive Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sensitive flame — Sensitive Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sensitive joint vetch — Sensitive Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sensitive paper — Sensitive Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sensitive plant — Sensitive Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sensitive */*/*/ — UK [ˈsensətɪv] / US adjective Collocations: Sensible describes the reasonable way in which you think about things or do things: a sensible suggestion ♦ It wouldn t be sensible to start all over again now. Sensitive describes the emotional way in… … English dictionary
sensitive — 01. She s so [sensitive] that she always cries at a sad movie. 02. I m very [sensitive] to the cold, so I think I d better put on a sweater. 03. He should have been a little more [sensitive] to his girlfriend s feelings. 04. Researchers have… … Grammatical examples in English
sensitive — sen|si|tive W3S3 [ˈsensıtıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(understanding people)¦ 2¦(easily offended)¦ 3¦(easily affected)¦ 4¦(situation/subject)¦ 5¦(reacting to changes)¦ 6¦(art/music etc)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sensitif, from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sensitive — sen|si|tive [ sensətıv ] adjective *** 1. ) reacting quickly or strongly to something: A new generation of satellites will carry particularly sensitive instruments. light sensitive materials Bats have very sensitive ears. sensitive to: Coral is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sensitive periods — is a term coined by the Dutch geneticist Hugo de Vries and adopted by the Italian educator Maria Montessori to refer to important periods of childhood development. Montessori believed that every human being goes through a series of quantum leaps… … Wikipedia