n. 25B6; noun
the sensitivity of the skin : RESPONSIVENESS, sensitiveness, reactivity; susceptibility, vulnerability.
the job calls for sensitivity : CONSIDERATION, care, thoughtfulness, tact, diplomacy, delicacy, subtlety, finer feelings; understanding, empathy, sensibility, feeling, intuition, responsiveness, receptiveness; perception, discernment, insight; savoir faire.
her sensitivity on the subject of boyfriends : TOUCHINESS, oversensitivity, hypersensitivity, defensiveness.
the sensitivity of the issue : DELICACY, trickiness, awkwardness, ticklishness.