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sensitivity
sensitivity
n 1: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli;
"sensitivity to pain" [syn: {sensitiveness}, {sensibility}]
2: the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register
small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of
extreme sensitivity"
3: sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) [syn:
{sensitiveness}]
4: susceptibility to a pathogen [syn: {predisposition}]
5: the ability to respond to affective changes in your
interpersonal environment [syn: {sensitiveness}] [ant: {insensitivity},
{insensitivity}]
culture
culture
n 1: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early
Mayan civilization" [syn: {civilization}, {civilisation}]
2: the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social
group
3: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: {acculturation}]
4: (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium
(such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a
Petri dish"
5: (bacteriology) the product of cultivating micro-organisms in
a nutrient medium
6: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or
impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I
admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an
inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is
almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {polish}, {refinement}, {cultivation},
{finish}]
7: the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a
particular social group or organization; "the developing
drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to
inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"
8: the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"
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