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- Dictionaryresponsive/rɪˈspɒnsɪv/
adjective
- 1. reacting quickly and positively: "a flexible service that is responsive to changing social patterns"
- 2. in response; answering: "I'm distracted by a nibble on my line: I jig it several times, but there is no responsive tug"
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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.
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?
A person who has enthusiasm is more responsive than someone who is quiet and seems bored. Things other than people can be responsive too: a plant is responsive to sunlight, and the fire department is responsive to a fire. Anything that is alert and quick to react is responsive.
1. adjective. A responsive person is quick to react to people or events and to show emotions such as pleasure and affection. Harriet was an easy, responsive little girl. This is a responsive class with plenty of ideas. Three months before birth babies are already responsive to sound.
Responsive definition: responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.. See examples of RESPONSIVE used in a sentence.
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.
[not usually before noun] responsive (to somebody/something) reacting quickly and in a positive way. Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand. a flu virus that is not responsive to treatment; The company is highly responsive to changes in demand.
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.
RESPONSIVE definition: listening to someone or something and having a positive and quick reaction to them: . Learn more.
Reacting easily or readily to suggestion or appeal. A responsive audience. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Sensitive to, and readily reacting to, stimuli, changes, control mechanisms, etc. A responsive stock market, sailboat, etc. Webster's New World. Containing or consisting of responses. Responsive reading in church. Webster's New World
