herkkä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- alive adjective Living; not dead.
- brittle adj Hard but easily broken, snapped, or shattered.
- delicate adjective Easily damaged and needing careful handling.
- feeling noun An emotion or emotional state.
- irritable adjective Easily annoyed or made angry; short-tempered.
- responsive adj Quick to react or reply; reacting readily to something.
- sensitive adj Easily affected, upset, or hurt by things.
- susceptible adj Likely to be affected, harmed, or influenced by something.
- ticklish adj Easily made to laugh or squirm when touched lightly; sensitive to tickling.
- vulnerable adj Likely to be harmed, attacked, or hurt, physically or emotionally.
Senses
herkkä is used for these senses in English:
- alive Having life; living; not dead.
- alive Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
- brittle Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
- delicate Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- feeling Emotionally sensitive.
- irritable (medicine) Responsive to stimuli.
- responsive Susceptible to the feelings of others.
- sensitive Responsive to stimuli.
alive — full definition
- adjective Living; not dead.
- adjective Still active, in force, or in existence.
- adjective Full of activity or energy; buzzing with people or things.
- adjective Aware of or sensitive to something.
brittle — full definition
- adj Hard but easily broken, snapped, or shattered.
- adj Emotionally fragile; easily hurt or upset.
- noun A hard candy made from caramelized sugar and nuts.