Meanings
plural responsivenesses
- 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, →DOI1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events
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
Cite this entry
responsiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/responsiveness
“responsiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/responsiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “responsiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/responsiveness.
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