Meanings
comparative more responsive · superlative most responsive
- Using antiphons; antiphonal.
- Susceptible to the feelings of others.
- computingAutomatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space.
Now, let's briefly explore two different approaches for creating sites for a multiple audience: multiserving and responsive design.
2012, Dino Esposito, Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise - obsoleteSuited to something else; correspondent.
The vocal lay responsive to the strings.
1725, Homer, “Book VIII”, in [William Broome], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume II, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC - obsoleteResponsible.
he [the bishop] must be responsive for all his diocese
1642, Jeremy Taylor, The Sacred Order and Offices of Episcopacy or Episcopacy Asserted against the Arians and Acephali New and Old
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecontaining or using responses; alternating
adjectivereadily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinresponsivus
- Middle Frenchresponsif
- Englishresponsive
From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.
More words from Middle French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian отговарящ, отзивчив
- отговарящ (otgovarjašt)answering, replying or responding
- отзивчив (otzivčiv)susceptible to the feelings of others
- чувствителен (čuvstvitelen)susceptible to the feelings of others
Finnish reagoiva, reagoiva
- reagoivaanswering, replying or responding
- reagoivaable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- herkkäsusceptible to the feelings of others
French sensible
- sensibleable to receive and respond to external stimuli
German ansprechbar
- ansprechbarable to receive and respond to external stimuli
Greek αποκριτικός
- αποκριτικός (apokritikós)answering, replying or responding
Hungarian reagáló, válaszoló
- reagálóanswering, replying or responding
- válaszolóanswering, replying or responding
- felelőanswering, replying or responding
- reagálanswering, replying or responding
- fogékonyable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- együttműködőable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- készségesable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- érzékenyable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- rugalmasable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- odafigyelősusceptible to the feelings of others
- empatikussusceptible to the feelings of others
Italian sensibile
- sensibileable to receive and respond to external stimuli
Polish odpowiadający
- odpowiadającyanswering, replying or responding
Portuguese sensível
- sensívelable to receive and respond to external stimuli
Romanian sensibil, simțitor
- sensibilable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- simțitorable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- răspundentable to receive and respond to external stimuli
Spanish responsivo, respondiente
- responsivoanswering, replying or responding
- respondienteanswering, replying or responding
- respondedoranswering, replying or responding
- contestadoranswering, replying or responding
- contestanteanswering, replying or responding
- sensibleable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- responsivoable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- receptivoable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- reaccionanteable to receive and respond to external stimuli
- empáticosusceptible to the feelings of others
- responsivosusceptible to the feelings of others
- reaccionantesusceptible to the feelings of others
Swedish responsiv
- responsivable to receive and respond to external stimuli
Cite this entry
responsive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/responsive
“responsive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/responsive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “responsive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/responsive.
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