Monday, August 19, 2013

difference between sensitive and sensible

sensitive - (мэдрэмжтэй, мэдрэмтгий) sensitive refers to how easily you react to things, Sensitive is physical or emotional.
1 aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings
      ---- She is very sensitive to other people's feelings.
2 able to understand art, music, and literature and to express yourself through them
      ---- a sensitive portrait
sensible - (ухаалаг) Sensible is when you do the right thing,  and sensible is one who can make reasonable choices in life. (It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night. ---- энэ бол ухаалаг хэрэг биш шөнө орой ганцаараа явах --- энэ жишээнд ухаалаг гэдэг утгаар тохирч байгааг хар)
1 (of people and their behaviorable to make good judgments based on reason and experience rather than emotion      ---- She's a sensible sort of person.      ---- I think that's a very sensible idea.2 (of clothes, etc.useful rather than fashionable       ---- sensible shoes




Usage notesWhich Word: sensible  sensitiveSensible and sensitive are connected with two different meanings of sense.Sensible refers to your ability to make good judgments: She gave me some very sensible advice.It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night.Sensitive refers to how easily you react to things and how much you are aware of things or other people: a soap for sensitive skin This movie may upset a sensitive child.


difference between sensitive and sensible

  • Sensitive is physical or emotional. If your emotions are easily swayed, you are sensitive. If your sense of touch is very good, you are sensitive.

    Sensible is mental. If you do things that make sense, you are sensible. "I was sensible when I bought clothes. I didn't buy the designer clothes because they were too expensive."

  • Sensitive: 
    Being susceptible(өртөмтгий, эмзэг) to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances(нөхцөл байдал) of others 
    "sensitive to the local community and its needs" 

    Sensible: 
    Showing reason or sound judgment 
    "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" 

  • Simply speaking, a person who is sensitive is one who can be touched or moved by little things; a person who is sensible, on the other hand, is one who can make reasonable choices in life. 

  • In addition to the meanings mentioned , sensitive and sensible could be referred to objects not only persons! 
    They both mean things perceived by senses . 
    "Sensible" could mean huge ,big ,, "It was a sensible error" 
    "Sensitive" could mean easily effected by changes , fluctuating " a sensitive market" .

  • Sensible is when you do the right thing, you aren´t stupid. Sensitive is when you cry easily, when you become very emotional about anything (even when you are watching the soap opera)

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