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Sensitive vs Advisable - What's the difference?

sensitive | advisable |

As adjectives the difference between sensitive and advisable

is that sensitive is having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses while advisable is (of a course of action) worthy of being recommended; desirable.

As a noun sensitive

is one with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.

sensitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
  • *, III.1.2.i:
  • The sensitive faculty most part overrules reason, the soul is carried hoodwinked, and the understanding captive like a beast.
  • Responsive to stimuli.
  • Of a person, easily offended, upset or hurt.
  • Max is very sensitive ; he cried today because of the bad news.
  • Of an issue, capable of offending, upsetting or hurting.
  • Religion is often a sensitive topic of discussion and should be avoided when dealing with foreign business associates.
  • Accurate (instrument).
  • Derived terms

    * sensitively * sensitiveness * sensitivity

    Synonyms

    * tender * nesh * precise * compassionate * caring * aware

    Antonyms

    * insensitive * stoic * uncaring * resistant

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.
  • * 2003 , Frederic W.H. Myers, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death Part 2
  • Swedenborg was one of the leading savants of Europe; it would be absurd to place any of our sensitives on the same intellectual level.
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    advisable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * adviseable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
  • * 1813 , , Pride and Prejudice , ch. 19,
  • Perhaps it will be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying.
  • (of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
  • Synonyms

    * (worthy of being recommended) prudent, wise * (capable of being advised) counselable