responsiveness

re·spon·sive  (r-spnsv)

adj.

1. Answering or replying; responding.

2. Readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals, or efforts: a responsive student.

3. Containing or using responses: responsive reading; responsive liturgy.

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re·sponsive·ly adv.

re·sponsive·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	responsiveness - responsive to stimulation reactivity sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain" excitability, irritability - excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
	2.	responsiveness - the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare deadness, unresponsiveness - the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events; "she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident"; "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away"

Translations

responsiveness [rɪsˈpɒnsɪvnɪs] N

1. (= sensitivity) → sensibilidad f (to a)

2. (= interest) → grado m de reacción (to a)

responsiveness

n because of the tremendous responsiveness of the audience → weil das Publikum so hervorragend mitging; a class not noted for its responsiveness → eine Klasse, die dafür bekannt ist, dass sie kaum mitmacht; the responsiveness of the government → die Reaktionsfreudigkeit der Regierung; they have improved the responsiveness of the steering → es ist ein leichteres Ansprechen der Steuerung erzielt worden; I was somewhat surprised at their responsiveness to my suggestion/my needs → ich war über ihre positive Reaktion auf meinen Vorschlag/meine Bedürfnisse einigermaßen überrascht