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We don't want to come off as pro-smoking. Even though we didn't smoke real cigarettes at all, you want to be careful of people's sensitivities.
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Meaning of "sensitivities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SENSITIVITIES

sensitivities  [ˌsensɪˈtɪvɪtɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENSITIVITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sensitivities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENSITIVITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sensitivity

Sensitivity may refer to: ▪ Climate sensitivity ▪ Sensitivity, the strength of physical or emotional reaction in people ▪ Sensitivity, the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli ▪ Sensitivity, variations in process dynamics and control systems ▪ Sensitivity ▪ Sensitivity, the degree to which an explosive can be initiated by impact, heat or friction ▪ "Sensitivity", a song by rhythm and blues singer Ralph Tresvant ▪ "Sensitivity", the fourth single from music group Shapeshifters ▪ Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests ▪ Allergic sensitivity, the strength of a reaction to an allergy ▪ Information sensitivity ▪ Sensitivity analysis ▪ Film speed, film's sensitivity to light ▪ "Sensitized", a song by Kylie Minogue from X...

Definition of sensitivities in the English dictionary

The definition of sensitivities in the dictionary is tendency to have a strong emotional reaction, esp to be offended or upset.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENSITIVITIES


amenities
əˈmiːnɪtɪz
brevities
ˈbrevɪtɪz
capabilities
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪz
celebrities
sɪˈlebrɪtɪz
charities
ˈtʃærɪtɪz
collectivities
ˌkɒlekˈtɪvɪtɪz
communities
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪz
declivities
dɪˈklɪvɪtɪz
densities
ˈdensɪtɪz
entities
ˈentɪtɪz
equities
ˈɛkwɪtɪz
facilities
fəˈsɪlɪtɪz
festivities
fɛsˈtɪvɪtɪz
humanities
hjuːˈmænɪtɪz
liabilities
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪz
localities
ləʊˈkælɪtɪz
minorities
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪz
qualities
ˈkwɒlɪtɪz
securities
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪz
universities
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENSITIVITIES

sensibly
sensile
sensilla
sensillum
sensism
sensist
sensitisation
sensitise
sensitiser
sensitive
sensitive plant
sensitively
sensitiveness
sensitivity
sensitization
sensitize
sensitizer
sensitometer
sensitometric
sensitometry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENSITIVITIES

abilities
abnormalities
activities
authorities
bill of quantities
capacities
cities
commodities
disabilities
identities
municipalities
oddities
opportunities
parties
personalities
possibilities
priorities
quantities
realities
responsibilities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of sensitivities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SENSITIVITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sensitivities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sensitivities

Translation of «sensitivities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENSITIVITIES

Find out the translation of sensitivities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sensitivities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sensitivities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敏感性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sensibilidades
570 millions of speakers

English

sensitivities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संवेदनशीलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحساسيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чувствительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sensibilidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংবেদনশীলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sensibilités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sensitiviti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Empfindlichkeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sensitivitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạy cảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணர்திறன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संवेदनशीलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

duyarlılıklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sensibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wrażliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чутливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sensibilitățile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευαισθησίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sensitiwiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

känslig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sensitiviteter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sensitivities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSITIVITIES»

The term «sensitivities» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.432 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSITIVITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sensitivities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sensitivities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sensitivities

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6 QUOTES WITH «SENSITIVITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sensitivities.
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Chris Christie
Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account.
2
Felipe VI
In a unified and diverse Spain, based on the equality of and solidarity between its people, there is room for all of us. And for all of our feelings and sensitivities and our distinct ways of being Spaniards.
3
Joanna Garcia
I kind of live a private life. I am out a lot, I have amazing friends and see a lot, so it's not like I'm a hermit. But I just know what I do for a living and that there are certain sensitivities.
4
Jack Palance
One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete... Awaken your creative sensitivities!
5
Martha Plimpton
We don't want to come off as pro-smoking. Even though we didn't smoke real cigarettes at all, you want to be careful of people's sensitivities.
6
Peter Weir
You can mix in certain sensitivities as a filmmaker.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENSITIVITIES»

Discover the use of sensitivities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sensitivities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, ...
This book will appeal to anyone with a personal or professional interest in autism, including students and researchers, clinical practitioners, individuals on the autism spectrum and their families, teachers, speech and occupational ...
Olga Bogdashina, 2011
2
Measuring Multiple Intelligences and Moral Sensitivities in ...
In this book, we introduce several sensitivity measures in educational contexts that can be used in research, education and self-evaluations.
Kirsi Tirri, Petri Nokelainen, 2012
3
Censorial Sensitivities: Free Speech and Religion in a ...
This book addresses the conflict between free speech and religion. Religious authorities have long tried to "discipline" free speech when it runs counter to religious teachings or dogmas.
András Sajó, 2007
4
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Addendum to Biologic ...
This volume, prepared in conjunction with Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology, contains the authored papers of a workshop held to develop an agenda to study the phenomenon of multiple chemical sensitivity.
Commission on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council, 1992
5
Food Allergy Survival Guide: Surviving and Thriving with ...
Invaluable advice for those with food sensitivites and their families.
Vesanto Melina, Joanne Stepaniak, Dina L. Aronson, 2004
6
Treating asthma, allergies, and food sensitivities
Outlines natural therapies, combined with up-to-date information, that can be used to safely relieve a variety of allergic conditions--including asthma, food sensitivities, and hay fever. Original.
Alan Pressman, Herbert D. Goodman, Rachelle Bernadette Nones, 1997
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivities:: Addendum to Biologic ...
Figure 1-1 Hypothetical distribution of different types of sensitivities as a function of dose. Curve A is a sensitivity distribution for classical toxicity, e.g., to lead or a solvent. Sensitive individuals are found in the left-hand tail of the distribution.
Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council, 1992
8
Freedom From Chemical Sensitivities
sensitivities or allergies using Western medicine except avoidance, which means deprivation and frustration. Each of the disciplines I studied provided bits of knowledge that I used in developing a new treatment to permanently eliminate most ...
Devi S. Nambudripad, 2007
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Attachment Theory in Clinical Work with Children: Bridging ...
CORE SENSITIVITIES John Bowlby hypothesized that attachment relationships in early life become the building blocks for the creation of an “internal working model” that is used as a map to understand current and future relationships.
David Oppenheim, Douglas F. Goldsmith, 2007
10
Midwifery: Best Practice
sensitivities? An allergy is a disorder that occurs when the body becomes hypersensitive to a particular stimulant or allergen. Contact with the allergen triggers the production of antibodies into the blood stream. In classic allergy this involves ...
Sara Wickham, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENSITIVITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sensitivities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chronology on Death play is gentle with sensitivities
Two brothers (the younger one played by Chua Teck Yeo, above) tussle with the burial ritual of their father who was both a Taoist and a Muslim. PHOTO: M1 ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Cartoon essay: Legal tender, tender sensitivities
Here is the first of what we hope will be a biweekly feature in the Tribune's Commentary pages. Long-form cartoon journalism or cartoon essays, as I call mine, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Call of Duty Black Ops 3: Multiple Sensitivities, Rejack Ability, PC …
On a separate note, Vonderhaar said that they have been working on separating the sensitivities in order to make the game play better over the long run. «GamingBolt, Jun 15»
4
Hollywood on Alert: Actors' Ethnicities Under Scrutiny Amid …
Now, as Pan heads for an Oct. 9 release, it enters a cultural landscape of increased racial sensitivities around film and television casting and a social media ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
5
Sensitivities: Only 11 polling stations declared normal in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Only 11 polling stations out of a total 996 in the provincial capital have been declared normal by the Election Commission of Pakistan, while the ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»
6
Nepal Earthquake: The Sensitivities Of Aiding Neighbours
Yet, certain sensitivities have come in the way of the seamless operations after the initial efforts led by India and joined in by as many as 34 nations, including ... «Swarajya, May 15»
7
MPs told to avoid Falun Gong events
"Given the sensitivities of this event, MFAT advice to ministers and MPs should not attend World Falun Dafa Day events," the email said. McCully is currently in ... «Sunday Star Times, May 15»
8
'Timing sensitivities' force cancellation by SBY
Former president of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked for understanding after pulling out of the speaker's role at a Perth conference because of ... «SBS, Apr 15»
9
As Celiac and Gluten Sensitivities Gain Prominence, Drug …
Like many people with a sensitivity to gluten, Kristen Sweet avoids the protein in wheat that can make her sick. But when she eats at a friend's house or a ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
10
Consumer price sensitivities in the potato category
Consumer price sensitivities in the potato category ... Potato Board (USPB) reveals the complexity and range of price sensitivities within the potato category. «PotatoPro, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sensitivities [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sensitivities>. May 2024 ».
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