Hyphenation of sensitive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sensitive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

sen-si-tive

Definitions of sensitive:

1.	Someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead He consulted several mediums
2.	Responsive to physical stimuli A mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch A sensitive voltmeter Sensitive skin Sensitive to light
3.	Being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others Sensitive to the local community and its needs
4.	Able to feel or perceive Even amoeba are sensible creatures The more sensible parts of the skin
5.	Hurting The tender spot on his jaw
6.	Of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security

Synonyms of sensitive:

adj	sensitive, delicate, erogenous, excitable, irritable, highly sensitive, irritable, light-sensitive, photosensitive, nociceptive, reactive, radiosensitive, responsive, sensible, susceptible
adj	sensitive, alive, huffy, thin-skinned, touchy, oversensitive, responsive, responsive
adj	sensible, aware, conscious
adj	sore, tender, painful
adj	classified

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.