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What is the difference between "чуткий" and "чувствительный"?

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[maneka.livejournal.com]

чуткий по отношению к другим(а-ля, внимательный), но чувствительный - в отношении себя.

[belomor.livejournal.com]

attentive - sensitive

[batata-queen.livejournal.com]

Чуткий к другим, чувствительный ... к себе ... ))

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

Um... But how about "я сплю чутко"?

[oryx_and_crake]

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[oryx_and_crake]

+1

[maneka.livejournal.com]

pardon -_-;

[maneka.livejournal.com]

well, as far as I understood the question was about the difference between the two adjectives, not about the meanings of the first one.

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

While strictly speaking чутко and чувствительно are adverbs (not adjectives) and are a different type of beast altogether, they're still derived from the respective adjectives чуткий and чувствительный. If your logic holds, then the meaning isn't quite transitive (that is, doesn't hold when going from the adjectives to the adverbs), or the other way around (the logic is faulty). Why? Because when you're asleep you are the least concerned about someone else, your focus is on your security, on yourself. Which one of the two is right I don't know, but it's something to think about.

[vovanium.livejournal.com]

Чуткий—ready to react on something: чуткий к другим—ready to help or empathize others; чуткий сон—when ready to awake on any noise.

Чувствительный—having/causing sharp feelings or just sensing: чувствительная кожа—sensitive skin; чувствительный удар—staggering blow; чувствительный элемент—sensor.

[darth-biomech.livejournal.com]

Lol'd @ userpic. =D

[vovanium.livejournal.com]

Upd: Also чуткий may act as synonym of чувствительный (meaning sensitive) when speaking about animal (and human) senses: чуткий слух.

[nowhere-person.livejournal.com]

'Чуткий' is closer to kind-hearted, while 'чувствительный' is just sensitive.

[moai-s.livejournal.com]

Hi!
1) "чуткий" generally means (i) (fig. meaning) "responsive", "sympathetic" or even "polite" and "tactful" or (ii) "чуткий сон" = "quick to notice or react to sth despite being asleep", "be on full alert", a soldier (old person, etc) seems to have "чуткий сон";

2) "чувствительный" - (i) sensible or painful (also figurative meaning) (eg. "чувствительный вопрос" - "ticklish question"), (ii) sentimental, touchy