🇬🇧 Responsiveness meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Responsiveness is how fast and how well a person, animal, or even a machine reacts when something happens. If someone has good responsiveness, they notice what is going on, understand it, and do something about it right away. It’s like having quick ears, a quick brain, and quick actions all working together so problems get solved and people feel listened to.

The school’s responsiveness to my suggestion for longer recess was impressive—they responded with a very fast and official “No.”

Grandma’s responsiveness to text messages is so slow that by the time she answers, I’ve already grown emotionally and spiritually.

The dog’s responsiveness to the word “bath” is to disappear so completely I start questioning if we ever owned a dog.

My cousin tested Grandpa’s responsiveness by shouting “UFO!”; Grandpa just asked if it brought pizza.

In sports, scientists actually measure players’ responsiveness using reaction-time tests, which explains why I’m clearly not destined for professional dodgeball.

At dusk, a child falls and cries. The dog's responsiveness is instant: it noses the child, licks fingers. The mother's responsiveness follows, scooping, calming, wiping blood. The neighbor's responsiveness brings a towel and light. A passerby's responsiveness offers water. The town's responsiveness — quick helpers, a warm hush — turns fear to laughter. Everyone breathes; the child smiles.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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