responsive

English

Etymology

From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɒn.sɪv/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv/
  • Hyphenation: res‧pon‧sive

Adjective

responsive (comparative more responsive, superlative most responsive)

  1. Answering, replying or responding
  2. Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.
  3. Using antiphons; antiphonal.
  4. Susceptible to the feelings of others.
  5. (graphical user interface) Automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space.
    • 2012, Dino Esposito, Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise:
      Now, let's briefly explore two different approaches for creating sites for a multiple audience: multiserving and responsive design.
  6. (obsolete) Suited to something else; correspondent.
  7. (obsolete) Responsible.
    • 1642, Jeremy Taylor, The Sacred Order and Offices of Episcopacy or Episcopacy Asserted against the Arians and Acephali New and Old:
      he [the bishop] must be responsive for all his diocese

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

responsive

  1. feminine singular of responsif

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

responsive

  1. inflection of responsiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

responsive

  1. feminine plural of responsivo

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