different between hearer vs responsive

English

Etymology

From Middle English heerar, herere, hyerere, equivalent to hear +? -er.

Noun

hearer (plural hearers)

1. One who hears; a devout listener.

Anagrams

• rehear

English

Etymology

From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???sp?ns?v/

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
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

Antonyms

• nonresponsive
• unresponsive

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.p??.siv/
• Homophone: responsives

Adjective

responsive

1. feminine singular of responsif

German

Pronunciation

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

Anagrams

• provenisse