(computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.

Onoclea sensibilis, a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern.

affected by, or sensitive to light. / (of substances and surfaces) changing chemically or physically when exposed to light.

affected by, or sensitive to cold. / sensitive to the cold, prone to easily feeling cold

plural of sensitive plant

(obsolete) An organism thought to be intermediate between plants and animals; a zoophyte.

plural of sensitive fern

Alternative spelling of oversensitive

Sensitive to latency or small variations in time; time-critical. / Reliant on a deterministic ordering in time; time-dependent. / Urgent.

plural of highly sensitive person