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gevoeligheid — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sensitivity noun The quality of being easily affected or upset.
  • susceptibility noun The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.
  • tenderness noun Gentle, caring, and affectionate feeling toward someone.

Senses

gevoeligheid is used for these senses in English:

  • sensitivity (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
  • susceptibility emotional sensitivity.
  • tenderness (medicine, pathology) A pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.

sensitivity — full definition

  1. noun The quality of being easily affected or upset.
  2. noun The degree to which something (a person, organ, or device) responds to stimuli or change.

susceptibility — full definition

  1. noun The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.
  2. noun A way in which one is susceptible.
  3. noun emotional sensitivity.
  4. noun Being vulnerable to a treatment (usually an antibiotic or antifungal); also, the degree of such vulnerability (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong).

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