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responsiveness

responsiveness

9 4.3
A quick, helpful reaction that shows attention or interest
  • noun
  • /rɪˈspɑːnsɪvnəs/
translation icon : responsividad
  • The app's responsiveness to user feedback led to several improvements that enhanced its overall functionality.
  • customer responsiveness
  • emotional responsiveness
  • social responsiveness

And what does that involve as as a value, responsiveness and receptiveness.

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Examples

  • Caregivers must take into account the individual differences of the family's responsiveness to the development of autonomy.

    Academic text (1992)
  • One thrust of the reforms concentrated on improving the responsiveness and accountability of Congress.

    Academic text (1992)
  • But I do think that the community responsiveness has been, you know, far greater than observed in other countries.

  • So what that represents is a lack of cultural responsiveness in lessons.

  • Poor care coordination, a lack of clarity about services and a lack of responsiveness of staff to the needs of of those people.

  • The key issue is responsiveness, and lawyers working reduced or flexible schedules are generally able to provide it.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Inclusion of spiritual practices and time for talk story may further enhance the cultural responsiveness of promotions.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Such involvement ensures cultural responsiveness and, by extension, increases the likelihood of positive, sustainable health outcomes.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Consistent with the findings reported in antecedent studies, customer responsiveness to electricity prices varies by time of day.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Trust develops out of the adult's responsiveness to the infant's uniqueness in each one of these dimensions.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

sensitivity
vsresponsiveness
100 3.9

Being able to notice and respond to your own and other people's feelings

adds speed and active positive engagement to the emotional understanding
sensibility
vsresponsiveness
18 6.3

Ability to notice and respond to feelings or ideas

leans more toward quick positive reaction and attentive involvement
alertness
vsresponsiveness
14 2.9

A state of being watchful and ready to notice and act on danger or problems

is broader and adds positive engagement and emotional attention beyond mere noticing
rapid response
vsresponsiveness
7 3.5

A quick reaction to an emergency or sudden problem

also includes everyday positive and attentive reactions beyond emergency responses
promptness
vsresponsiveness
4 3.5

Doing something quickly and at the expected time

includes quick, positive, and attentive emotional engagement beyond punctuality
attentiveness
vsresponsiveness
3 4.2

Careful watching and listening for other people's needs and feelings

adds a stronger sense of quick positive reaction as well as attention
receptiveness
vsresponsiveness
1 4.6

A willingness to accept new ideas or feedback

adds quick positive reaction and active emotional or attentive engagement
reactivity
vsresponsiveness
1 6.8

How quickly a person or thing responds to a stimulus like noise

focuses more on friendly, attentive and quick reactions rather than neutrality
responsivity
vsresponsiveness
7.7

How quickly and strongly something reacts to a change

stresses quick positive engagement and attentive reaction as well as speed
reactiveness
vsresponsiveness
5.3

Being quick to respond to changes

adds positive, attentive engagement to the quick reaction described here

Antonyms

Not reacting to people or events, often without emotion

How Responsive

engagement
78 3.9
responsiveness
9 4.3
indifference
71 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

responsiveness = responsive (transparent) = responsive + ness

The transformation from 'responsive' to 'responsiveness' is a clear and standard derivation indicating a state or quality.

Etymology

Responsiveness comes from the verb respond and the Latin respondere, which means 'to answer'. So, being responsive is like being ready to answer or react quickly and positively, which is why we use the word for quick reactions or caring attention.