Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - sensitive

~ adj 1 »UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE« able to understand other people's feelings and problems  (Underneath all that macho stuff, he's really a sensitive guy.)  (We must be sensitive to the community's needs.)  (- opposite insensitive) 2 »EASILY OFFENDED« easily hurt, upset, or offended by things that people say  (Don't be so sensitive - I wasn't criticizing you!) + abou  (Lara's very sensitive about her figure.) sensitive soul (=someone who is easily upset by small or unimportant things)  (- see also hypersensitive) 3 »COLD/PAIN ETC« able to feel physical sensations, especially pain, more than usual  (Make sure you protect sensitive areas of your skin with a good suncream. | be sensitive to sth)  (Ruth is very sensitive to cold.) 4 »ART/MUSIC ETC« able to understand or express yourself through art, music, literature etc  (a sensitive musician | a very sensitive performance) 5 »SITUATIONS/SUBJECTS« a situation or subject that is sensitive needs to be dealt with very carefully because it may offend people or make them angry  (Sorry I didn't realize it was such a sensitive issue.) 6 »HEAT/LIGHT ETC« able to measure or react to very small changes in heat, light etc  (We need a more sensitive thermometer for this. | highly sensitive (=very sensitive))  (a highly sensitive electronic camera)  (film that is sensitive to ultraviolet light.) light-sensitive/heat-sensitive etc  (light-sensitive photographic paper) - sensitively adv - sensitivity n - also sensitiveness n