responsive
English
Etymology
From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɒnsɪv/
Adjective
responsive (comparative more responsive, superlative most responsive)
- answering, replying or responding
- able to receive and respond to external stimuli
- using antiphons; antiphonal
- susceptible to the feelings of others
- (graphical user interface) automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space
- (obsolete) suited to something else; correspondent
- Alexander Pope
- The vocal lay responsive to the strings.
- Alexander Pope
- (obsolete) responsible
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
answering, replying or responding
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able to receive and respond to external stimuli
using antiphons; antiphonal
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛs.pɔ̃.siv/
- Homophone: responsives
German
Adjective
responsive
- inflection of responsiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
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