excitable

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excitable

The excitable puppy jumps up when its owner comes home.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Easily excited or aroused: Describes a person, animal, or system that is prone to becoming emotionally stirred up, agitated, or stimulated.
    • Capable of responding to stimuli: Describes something, often in a biological or technical context, that has the inherent capacity to react to external or internal triggers.
Usage

The adjective "excitable" is used to describe a temperament or a property. It often carries a neutral to slightly negative connotation when describing people, suggesting a lack of emotional calm or stability. In scientific contexts, it is a neutral term describing responsiveness.

Examples
  • Describing a person or animal:
    • The excitable puppy barked at every passing car.
    • He has an excitable nature and tends to overreact to minor news.
  • Describing a biological or technical system:
    • Nerve cells are excitable tissues that transmit electrical signals.
    • The excitable membrane of the neuron depolarized in response to the stimulus.
Advanced Usage
  • "Over-excitable": An intensified form, meaning excessively easy to excite.
    • The over-excitable crowd made it difficult for security to maintain order.
  • Used in formal or literary descriptions to characterize behavior.
    • Her excitable imagination transformed every shadow into a monster.
Variants and Related Words
  • Excitability (n): The quality or state of being excitable.
    • The excitability of the market makes investors nervous.
  • Excitably (adv): In an excitable manner.
    • He answered excitably, his voice rising with each word.
  • Inexcitable (adj): Not easily excited; calm.
    • Her inexcitable demeanor was perfect for handling crises.
Synonyms
  • High-strung: Nervous and easily upset.
  • Volatile: Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
  • Skittish: (Of an animal) nervous; easily scared.
  • Responsive: Reacting quickly and positively.
Antonyms
  • Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
  • Placid: Not easily upset or excited.
  • Inexcitable: Not easily excited.
  • Stolid: Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
excitable

The excitable puppy jumps up when its owner comes home.

Adjective
  1. capable of responding to stimuli
  2. easily excited

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