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ultrasensitivity

ultrasensitivity noun: the quality of being ultrasensitive.

Noun

ultrasensitivity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being ultrasensitive.
    • “In the age of ultrasensitivity to sexual harassment, people might think that this guy’s response about women being depreciating assets is not exactly how they want their firm to be perceived by the public,” he said.2007 October 8, Andrew Adam Newman, “Acquisitive Craigslist Post Reddens Faces All Around”, in New York Times

Origin of ultrasensitivity

From ultra- + sensitivity.

Questions about ultrasensitivity

What does ultrasensitivity mean?
Ultrasensitivity means the quality of being ultrasensitive.
What part of speech is ultrasensitivity?
Ultrasensitivity is a noun.

Words near ultrasensitivity in the dictionary

  1. ultraselect
  2. ultraselective
  3. ultraselfish
  4. ultrasensitive
  5. ultrasensitively
  6. ultrasensitivity
  7. ultrasensual
  8. ultrasentimental
  9. ultrasequencing
  10. ultraserious
  11. ultrasevere

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