sensitivo
Portuguese, noun/sẽ.siˈt͡ʃi.vu/
sensitivo is spelled S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,059th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sensitivo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “psychic (a person who possesses extra-sensory abilities)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa com supostas habilidades paranormais que conseguiriam se comunicar com os mortos ou outros entes…”.
What does sensitivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sensitive (pertaining to the senses)
- 2
sensitive (responsive to stimuli)
- 3
having or relating to psychic powers
noun
- 1
masculinepsychic (a person who possesses extra-sensory abilities)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo aos sentidos e à sensação de sentir 2. pungente; vivo 3. que se magoa ou suscetibiliza com muita facilidade; sensível
noun: 1. pessoa com supostas habilidades paranormais que conseguiriam se comunicar com os mortos ou outros entes espirituais, ou ainda sentir energias ou absorver memórias de lugares
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sensitivo
- sensitiva feminine
- sensitivos masculine plural
- sensitivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sensitivo?
- Brazil /sẽ.siˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /sẽ.siˈti.vu/
- Portugal /sẽ.siˈti.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sensitivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sensitivo in Portuguese?
sensitivo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).