Search results
- Dictionaryresponsiveness/rɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs/
noun
- 1. the quality of reacting quickly and positively: "a bank's responsiveness to customer problems engenders trust"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
the quality of having a reaction to something or someone, especially a quick or positive reaction: They were praised for their flexibility and responsiveness to local needs. She shows little responsiveness to the external world. the fact of being able to be improved or cured by a treatment:
Responsiveness is a characteristic that shows how much someone cares. Definitions of responsiveness. noun. the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events. see more. noun. responsive to stimulation. synonyms: reactivity. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
the quality of having a reaction to something or someone, especially a quick or positive reaction: They were praised for their flexibility and responsiveness to local needs. She shows little responsiveness to the external world. the fact of being able to be improved or cured by a treatment:
noun. the quality or state of being responsive. Machinery. the ability of a machine or system to adjust quickly to suddenly altered external conditions, as of speed, load, or temperature, and to resume stable operation without undue delay.
1. : giving response : constituting a response : answering. a responsive glance. responsive aggression. 2. : quick to respond or react appropriately or sympathetically : sensitive. 3. : using responses. a responsive liturgy. responsively adverb. responsiveness noun. Did you know?
responsiveness (to somebody/something) an interested and enthusiastic reaction to somebody/something. His letters express his profound responsiveness to nature and beauty. Check pronunciation: responsiveness. Definition of responsiveness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
saying or doing something as a reaction to something or someone, especially in a quick or positive way: a responsive engine. a responsive audience. She wasn't responsive to questioning. able to be improved or cured by a treatment: The disease has proved responsive to the new treatment. Opposite. unresponsive. Fewer examples.
noun. 1. the quality or state of being responsive. 2. Machinery. the ability of a machine or system to adjust quickly to suddenly altered external conditions, as of speed, load, or temperature, and to resume stable operation without undue delay. Also: responsivity. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
How to use . responsiveness in a sentenceThere are a few good ones, Antoine says, but he complained bitterly of a lack of responsiveness.
adj. 1. Answering or replying; responding. 2. Readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts: a responsive student. 3. Containing or using responses: responsive reading; responsive liturgy. re·spon′sive·ly adv. re·spon′sive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
