How do you use the word "responsiveness" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "responsiveness" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "responsiveness": This company's responsiveness to my complaint is poor. You are devoid of responsiveness. How does she manage to put up with you?

Responsiveness Meaning

/ɹɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe quality or state of being responsive.

nounThe ability of a machine to adjust to external influences.

Sentence Examples

This company's responsiveness to my complaint is poor.

You are devoid of responsiveness. How does she manage to put up with you?

CEFR Practice Quiz

The high ____ of the emergency team meant no delays in help.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The ____ of the system to user input was greatly improved after the software update was applied.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree English responsive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English responsiveness From responsive + -ness.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Cell-mediated immunity is impaired after burn injury, including documented delays in allograft rejection, impairment in mitogenic and anogenic responsiveness of lymphocytes, burn-size-related suppression of graftversus-host activity, suppression of delayed cutaneous sensitivity tests, and diminution of peripheral lymphocytes and thoracic duct lymphocyte concentration." — 1999, Seymour L. Schwartz, “Burns” (chapter 7), in Principles of Surgery, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, page 234:

"Altogether, the present data show that the Toxoplasma-induced hypermigratory phenotype in a 3D matrix is consistent with integrin-independent amoeboid DC migration with maintained responsiveness to chemotactic and chemokinetic cues." — 2015 September 26, “Infection by Toxoplasma gondii Induces Amoeboid-Like Migration of Dendritic Cells in a Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrix”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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