responsiveness

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UK/ɹɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs/Atlantic Canada, US/ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv.nɪs/Australia/ɹɪˈspɔnsɪvnɪs/

noun

The quality or state of being responsive.

“The responsiveness of my old PC is nearly zero!”

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Meanings

nounresponsiveness (countable and uncountable, plural responsivenesses)

plural responsivenesses

  1. countableuncountableThe quality or state of being responsive.

    Altogether, the present data show that the Toxoplasma-induced hypermigratory phenotype in a 3D matrix is consistent with integrin-independent amoeboid DC migration with maintained responsiveness to chemotactic and chemokinetic cues.

    2015 September 26, “Infection by Toxoplasma gondii Induces Amoeboid-Like Migration of Dendritic Cells in a Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrix”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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    Cell-mediated immunity is impaired after burn injury, including documented delays in allograft rejection, impairment in mitogenic and anogenic responsiveness of lymphocytes, burn-size-related suppression of graftversus-host activity, suppression of delayed cutaneous sensitivity tests, and diminution of peripheral lymphocytes and thoracic duct lymphocyte concentration.

    1999, Seymour L. Schwartz, “Burns” (chapter 7), in Principles of Surgery, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, page 234
  2. countableuncountableThe ability of a machine to adjust to external influences.

    The responsiveness of my old PC is nearly zero!

Synonyms & antonyms

nounresponsive to stimulation

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nounthe quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

German Ansprechbarkeit, Ansprechschwelle
  • Ansprechbarkeitthe quality or state of being responsive
  • Ansprechschwellethe quality or state of being responsive
  • Empfindlichkeitthe quality or state of being responsive
  • (Relais) Anzugsempfindlichkeitthe quality or state of being responsive
Spanish responsión (disused), responsividad
  • responsión (disused)the quality or state of being responsive
  • responsividadthe quality or state of being responsive
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APA

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MLA

“responsiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/responsiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “responsiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/responsiveness.

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