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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•spon•sive•ness (ri spon′siv nis),USA pronunciation n. - the quality or state of being responsive.
[Mach.]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, re•spon•siv•i•ty (ri spon siv′i tē, rē′spon-).USA pronunciation - responsive + -ness 1840–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•spon•sive /rɪˈspɑnsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - responding readily and with sympathy:responsive to ideas for changing the organization.
re•spon•sive•ly, adv. re•spon•sive•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•spon•sive (ri spon′siv),USA pronunciation adj. - responding esp. readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.:a responsive government.
- Physiologyacting in response, as to some stimulus.
- characterized by the use of responses:responsive worship.
- Late Latin respōnsīvus. See response, -ive
- late Middle English 1375–1425
re•spon′sive•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged receptive, understanding, sympathetic.
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