— sen·si·tive·ness noun
— sen·si·tiv·i·ty noun
Synonyms
[1] acute, delicate, keen, perceptive, sharp—more at ACUTE
[3] delicate, fragile, frail, tender—more at TENDER
[3] demonstrative, emotional, feeling, intense, passionate, sentimental, soulful
sensitive plant noun : any of several mimosas with leaves that fold or droop when touched
sen·si·tize verb -tized; -tiz·ing : to make or become sensitive or hypersensitive
— sen·si·ti·za·tion noun
sen·sor noun : a device that responds to a physical stimulus
sen·so·ry adjective 1 : of or relating to sensation or the senses
2 : AFFERENT
Synonyms
sensational, sensitive, sensuous; also afferent, receptive; sensual
sen·su·al adjective 1 : relating to gratification of the senses
2 : devoted to the pleasures of the senses
— sen·su·al·ist noun
— sen·su·al·i·ty noun
— sen·su·al·ly adverb
Synonyms
carnal, fleshly, luscious, sensuous, voluptuous; also bodily, corporeal; agreeable, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, gratifying, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, pleasing, scrumptious; epicurean, luxurious, self-indulgent
sen·su·ous adjective 1 : relating to the senses or to things that can be perceived by the senses
2 : producing or characterized by gratification of the senses : VOLUPTUOUS
— sen·su·ous·ly adverb
— sen·su·ous·ness noun
Synonyms
sensational, sensitive, sensory—more at SENSORY
sent past and past participle of SEND
1sentence noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. MF, fr. L sententia, lit., feeling, opinion, fr. sentire to feel]
1 : the punishment set by a court
2 : a grammatically self-contained speech unit that expresses an assertion, a question, a command, a wish, or an exclamation
Synonyms
doom, finding, holding, judgment, ruling; also verdict; injunction; decree, edict, order; declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement; conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution; discipline, penalty, punishment
2sentence verb sen·tenced; sen·tenc·ing : to impose a sentence on
Synonyms
condemn, damn, doom; also adjudge, judge; castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish; conclude, decide, determine, find, opine, resolve
sen·ten·tious adjective : using wise sayings or proverbs; also : using pompous language
— sen·ten·tious·ly adverb
— sen·ten·tious·ness noun
sen·tient adjective : capable of feeling : having perception
Synonyms
alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, mindful, sensible—more at CONSCIOUS
sen·ti·ment noun 1 : FEELING; also : thought and judgment influenced by feeling
2 : a specific view or notion
Synonyms
[1] emotion, feeling, passion—more at FEELING
[2] belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, verdict, view—more at OPINION
sen·ti·men·tal adjective 1 : influenced by tender feelings
2 : affecting the emotions
— sen·ti·men·tal·ist noun
— sen·ti·men·tal·ly adverb
Synonyms
[1] demonstrative, emotional, feeling, intense, passionate, sensitive, soulful
[2] corny, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sloppy, sugary—more at CORNY
sen·ti·men·tal·ise British variant of SENTIMENTALIZE
sen·ti·men·tal·ism noun : the disposition to favor or indulge in sentimentality; also : an excessively sentimental conception or statement
sen·ti·men·tal·i·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being sentimental esp. to excess or in affectation
2 : a sentimental idea or its expression
Synonyms
mawkishness, mush; also emotion; sentiment; corn, schmaltz
sen·ti·men·tal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to indulge in sentiment
2 : to look upon or imbue with sentiment
— sen·ti·men