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title: sensitivity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sensitivity» in the school dictionary: Sensitivity is being kind and careful about other people's feelings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sensitivity

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**Who acts:** Sensitivity, something, She, teeth, people, you · **What happens:** be, react, hurt, upset, handle, have · **To what, where:** mild allergy, science, people, news, sensitivity, amazing sensitivity

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«sensitivity» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sensitivity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sensitivity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sensitivity is being kind and careful about other people's feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:m1:1
# text = Sensitivity is being kind and careful about other people's feelings.
1	Sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sensitivity |  |  |  |  | about other people's feelings; kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Sensitivity *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sensitivity is how easily something reacts or is hurt: skin sensitivity, sensitivity to light.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:m2:1
# text = Sensitivity is how easily something reacts or is hurt: skin sensitivity, sensitivity to light.
1	Sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
6	reacts	react	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sensitivity |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **react** | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hurt** | present · passive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sensitivity can be a mild allergy or bad reaction to something, like a food.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:m3:1
# text = A sensitivity can be a mild allergy or bad reaction to something, like a food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	allergy	allergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a sensitivity | a mild allergy or bad reaction to something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science and tools, sensitivity is how well an instrument can notice very small changes.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:m4:1
# text = In science and tools, sensitivity is how well an instrument can notice very small changes.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can · present | sensitivity |  |  | science and tools |  | notice, well *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sensitivity of a topic is how likely it is to upset people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:m5:1
# text = The sensitivity of a topic is how likely it is to upset people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	topic	topic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	upset	upset	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the sensitivity of a topic |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **upset** | to-infinitive | the sensitivity of a topic *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She handled the news with great sensitivity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:x1:1
# text = She handled the news with great sensitivity.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	handled	handle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **handle** | past | She | the news |  |  |  | with great sensitivity | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent news=Theme with sensitivity=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My teeth have sensitivity to ice cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:x2:1
# text = My teeth have sensitivity to ice cream.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My teeth | sensitivity |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sensitivity=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people have a sensitivity to milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:x3:1
# text = Some people have a sensitivity to milk.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some people | a sensitivity |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sensitivity=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn up the sensitivity of the microphone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:x4:1
# text = Turn up the sensitivity of the microphone.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	microphone	microphone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn up** | imperative | you *not said here* | the sensitivity of the microphone |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sensitivity=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs have amazing sensitivity to smells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:x5:1
# text = Dogs have amazing sensitivity to smells.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	smells	smell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dogs | amazing sensitivity |  |  |  | to smells | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sensitivity=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher talked about the war with sensitivity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:x6:1
# text = The teacher talked about the war with sensitivity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  | about the war with sensitivity | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about war=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Light sensitivity can come with a headache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sensitivity:x7:1
# text = Light sensitivity can come with a headache.
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sensitivity	sensitivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | can | Light sensitivity |  |  |  |  | with a headache | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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