Adjektiv

sensibel

sensitive

Er ist ein sehr sensibler Mensch.

He is a very sensitive person.

Meine Haut ist sehr sensibel.

My skin is very sensitive.

as adjective + noun: sensitive ... Ein sensibler Künstler.

sensibel auf+4: sensitive to sth. Er reagiert sensibel auf Kritik.

Synonyms: empfindlich, feinfühlig; Antonyms: unsensibel, robust

From Latin 'sensibilis' (perceptible by the senses).

False friend alert! It looks like 'sensible' but means 'sensitive'. Think of your 'senses' being 'able' to feel things easily.

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