# sensitive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/ · frequency rank #3,258

## Definitions
1. Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
2. Responsive to stimuli.
3. Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
4. Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.
5. Meant to be concealed or kept secret.
6. Being aware of the feelings of others and taking care not to offend them.
7. Important, intricate, and requiring great delicacy.
8. Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
9. Having paranormal abilities that can be controlled through mesmerism.

## Etymology
From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.

## Common misspellings (13)
`esnsitive`, `senistive`, `sennsitive`, `sensiitve`, `sensitiev`, `sensitivve`, `sensittive`, `sensitvie`, `senssitive`, `senstiive`, `sesnitive`, `snesitive`, `ssensitive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sensitive