word-vault/dist/data/cards/se/sensitive.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "sensitive",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings",
            "sensetop": "sensitive to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sensitive and caring man"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is very sensitive to other people's feelings.",
                    "contextForm": "sensitive to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Schools must be sensitive to the needs of students from different backgrounds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Horses are very sensitive to their riders' moods."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think they handled the situation in a sensitive way."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This type of situation requires a sensitive approach by doctors."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "make somebody"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "reacting quickly or more than usual to something",
            "sensetop": "sensitive to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "sensitive areas of the body"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My teeth are very sensitive to cold food.",
                    "contextForm": "sensitive to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Young children are **particularly sensitive** to the harmful effects of pesticides."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The eyes of some fish are acutely sensitive to light."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have become increasingly sensitive to the sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These drugs can make skin extremely sensitive to sunlight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Coral reefs are very sensitive to changes in seawater temperature."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "able to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an actor’s sensitive reading of the poem"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sensitive portrait"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "easily offended or upset",
            "sensetop": "sensitive about somethingsensitive to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're far too sensitive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's very sensitive about his weight.",
                    "contextForm": "sensitive about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's very sensitive to criticism.",
                    "contextForm": "sensitive to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's depicted as an insecure and sensitive soul."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Teenagers are often very sensitive about their appearance."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "that you have to treat with great care because it may offend people or make them angry or embarrassed",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**sensitive information/data**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**highly sensitive** documents"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Healthcare is a politically **sensitive issue**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's a **sensitive area**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sensitive subject/topic/matter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nuclear power remains a very sensitive issue in the Netherlands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is not known how the Russians obtained such potentially sensitive information."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The information was deemed too sensitive to be broadcast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an extremely sensitive question"
                },
                {
                    "text": "culturally sensitive policies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It might be better to avoid such a sensitive topic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is currently involved in highly sensitive negotiations."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "able to measure very small changes",
            "sensetop": "sensitive (to something)",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sensitive instrument"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The eyes can be a sensitive indicator of health."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Stock Exchange is very sensitive to political change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bat's hearing is remarkably sensitive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The equipment is highly sensitive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The probe is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single microbe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "sensitive to the slightest movement"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsensətɪv/",
                "audio": "se/sensitive/sensitive__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsensətɪv/",
                "audio": "se/sensitive/sensitive__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory’): from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire ‘feel’. The current senses date from the early 19th cent."
}