reactiveness

riˈæktɪvnəs

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Definition of reactiveness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotional response

Rare

tendency to react emotionally to situations

Rare

His reactiveness often led to heated arguments.

emotionality

responsiveness

sensitivity

chemical response

TECH.

state of being reactive in chemical processes

TECH.

The reactiveness of the substance made it dangerous to handle.

reactivity

responsiveness

sensitivity

quick response

Rare

the quality of responding quickly

Rare

The reactiveness of the emergency team saved lives.

agility

alacrity

responsiveness

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Origin of reactiveness

Latin, re (again) + actus (action) + ive (having nature of)

Examples of reactiveness in a sentence

The child's reactiveness made him sensitive to loud noises.
The reactiveness of the mixture caused an explosion.
Scientists measured the reactiveness of the new compound.
The reactiveness of the software to user inputs was impressive.
His reactiveness in crisis situations makes him a valuable team member.

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French:réactivité, capacité de réaction, ...
German:Reaktivität, Reaktionsfähigkeit, ...
Italian:reattività, prontezza di risposta, ...
Spanish:reactividad, capacidad de reacción, ...
Portuguese:reatividade, capacidade de reação, ...
Chinese:反应性, 活性, ...
Japanese:感情的反応, リアクティビティ, ...
Arabic:تَفَاعُل عاطِفِي, تفاعلية, ...
Hebrew:רֶגֶשִׁיּוּת, תְּגוּבָתִיּוּת, ...
Russian:реактивность, быстрая реакция, ...
Ukrainian:емоційна реактивність, хімічна активність, ...
Hindi:भावनात्मक प्रतिक्रिया, प्रतिक्रियाशीलता, ...
Bengali:আবেগপ্রবণতা, দ্রুত প্রতিক্রিয়া, ...
Catalan:reactivitat, capacitat de resposta, ...
Czech:reaktivita, reakceschopnost, ...
Danish:reaktivitet, hurtig respons, ...
Dutch:reactiviteit, reactievermogen, ...
Greek:αντιδραστικότητα, χημική αντίδραση, ...
Hungarian:reaktivitás, reakciókészség, ...
Khmer:និន្នាការឆ្លើយតបដោយអារម្មណ៍ខ្លាំង, ប្រតិកម្មភាព, ...
Korean:반응성, 신속한 반응, ...
Persian:واکنش‌پذیری, فعالیت شیمیایی, ...
Polish:reaktywność, szybkość reakcji, ...
Portuguese (BR):reatividade, capacidade de resposta, ...
Romanian:reactivitate, capacitate de reacție, ...
Swedish:reaktivitet, snabb respons, ...
Thai:การตอบสนองทางอารมณ์, ความไวต่อปฏิกิริยา, ...
Turkish:tepkisellik, kimyasal tepkisellik, ...
Vietnamese:tính phản ứng, sự phản ứng, ...

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