responsiveness

[ ri-spon-siv-nis ]
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noun
  1. the quality or state of being responsive.

  2. Machinery. 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.

Origin of responsiveness

1
First recorded in 1840–50; responsive + -ness
  • Also re·spon·siv·i·ty [ri-spon-siv-i-tee, ree-spon-]. /rɪ spɒnˈsɪv ɪ ti, ˌri spɒn-/.

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How to use responsiveness in a sentence

  • He was silent and moody, and showed little responsiveness to Garnache's jesting humour.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • How he had missed the responsiveness which had spurred him on to talk his best only his hurt heart knew.

    Glory of Youth | Temple Bailey
  • His lack of responsiveness came, Lydia thought, from her having wounded his feelings.

    The Squirrel-Cage | Dorothy Canfield
  • Sheer dare-deviltry would arouse in them a responsiveness which had remained numb to the call of industry.

    A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville Buck
  • Charm and responsiveness are the chief social assets of the Thoracic.

    How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict