sensitiveness
noun
sensitiveness is spelled S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sensitiveness means “The quality or degree of being sensitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sensitiveness is sensitivenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in sensitiveness?
| Letters | 13: S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sensitiveness?
Sensitiveness appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sensitiveness?
- US
Sensitiveness has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sensitiveness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sensitiveness
- sensitivenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sensitiveness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or degree of being sensitive.
- 2
The ability to perceive sensation.
- 3
The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sensitiveness come from?
From sensitive + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).