responsivenessn.
/rᵻˈspɒnsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /rəˈspɑnsɪvnᵻs/, /riˈspɑnsɪvnᵻs/ The state or quality of being responsive. Also: an instance of this.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > [noun]
sufferancec1374
passibilitya1398
passibleness?a1425
sense1536
resentment1640
impressiveness1663
impressibility1751
susceptibility1782
responsiveness1791
impressionability1835
affectability1836
affectivity1854
responsivitya1856
impressionableness1858
suscipiency1885
1791 J. Whitaker Rev. of Gibbon iv. 199 If the slightest attention had been paid to propriety by Mr. Gibbon, to unity of design, and to responsiveness of execution.
1820 P. Sebright Coincidence I. i. 24 There was attention in her countenance; but there was no responsiveness of mirth, or happiness, or hope.
1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith ii. 89 Without dulling their responsiveness to each new impression.
1882 A. W. Ward Dickens vii. 205 A swift responsiveness to the impulses of humour and pathos.
1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife i. 1 After weeks of miserable indifference she was quivering with responsiveness again.
1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Nov. 6/6 Will any adult novel ever touch the depths of feeling of responsiveness as, say, The Secret Garden or Treasure Island?
2005 Computer Buyer May 43/4 The machine felt snappy to use, with no real lack of responsiveness in any of the usual day-to-day tasks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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