susceptiveness

noun

as in susceptibility

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  1. susceptibility
  2. responsiveness
  3. gray matter
Noun
  • This offers one possible explanation for teenage risk-taking behavior and susceptibility to peer influence.
    — J. Todd R. Lawrence, STAT, 27 July 2026
  • Theories range from alien abductions to more scientific explanations like susceptibility to unexpected weather changes.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of susceptibility
Noun
  • This requires not only top-notch information, but also responsiveness.
    — Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The program plays a central role in maintaining US maritime advantage by ensuring warfighters have access to vessels with exceptional endurance, stealth, responsiveness, and advanced warfighting capabilities.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of responsiveness
Noun
  • Research shows that drops in hormones actually shrink the volume of gray matter in a woman’s hippocampus and frontal and temporal cortices, which are key for memory and executive function.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 July 2026
  • The researchers found that those who passed the exam had an increase in gray matter and enhanced memory.
    — Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
Definition of gray matter
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