Meanings
nounphotosensitivity (countable and uncountable, plural photosensitivities)
plural photosensitivities
- countableuncountablesensitivity to light, especially a heightened response to light
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsensitivity to the action of radiant energy
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishsensitivity
- Englishphotosensitivity
From photo- + sensitivity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian фоточувствителност, чувствителност към светлина
- фоточувствителност (fotočuvstvitelnost)sensitivity to light
- чувствителност към светлина (čuvstvitelnost kăm svetlina)sensitivity to light
Icelandic ljósnæmi
- ljósnæmisensitivity to light
Polish światłoczułość
- światłoczułośćsensitivity to light
Cite this entry
APA
photosensitivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitivity
MLA
“photosensitivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photosensitivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosensitivity.
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