🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

संवेदनशील

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sanvedansheel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sensitive/ˈsɛn.sɪ.tɪv/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसका पेट संवेदनशील है जो मसालेदार खाद्य पदार्थों पर प्रतिक्रिया करता है।"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Easily affected by external influences or stimuli.

    "She has a sensitive stomach that reacts to spicy foods."
  2. 2

    Having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings.

    "He is very sensitive to criticism and often takes it personally."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Middle English word sensitif, originating from Old French, and ultimately from Late Latin sensitivus ('having feeling'), based on Latin sentire ('to feel'). Over centuries, the meaning evolved from merely possessing physical faculty of sensation to describing acute emotional responsiveness and the delicacy required when dealing with fragile or critical situations.

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