sensitiviteit

Definitions of sensitiviteit
  1. noun
    (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
    synonyms: aanvoelingsvermogen, gevoeligheid, hyperesthesie, overgevoeligheid, sensibiliteit
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    gezicht, gezichtsvermogen, zicht, zien
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
    gevoel, tastzin
    the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
    gehoor, stemtest
    the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
    smaak, smaakzin
    the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
    neus, reuk, reukzin
    the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
    proprioceptie
    the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts
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    perceptievermogen, waarnemingsvermogen, zin, zintuig
    the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
  2. noun
    sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
    synonyms: hyperesthesie, overgevoeligheid
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    kleinzerigheid
    sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset
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    aandoening, aandrang, aandrift, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, geneigdheid, gevoel, gevoelen, inclinatie, neiging, sentiment
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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