Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being easily excited: A tendency to become aroused, agitated, or stimulated readily, often characterized by quick emotional or physiological reactions.

Usage

• General Use: Used to describe an inherent trait or a temporary state of a person, animal, or even a system that is prone to quick excitation.
• Contexts: Commonly applied in psychological, physiological, or informal descriptive contexts to indicate a low threshold for becoming excited, nervous, or agitated.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The child's natural excitableness made every birthday party a thrilling, noisy event.
  • The researcher noted the dog's excitableness in response to even minor sounds.
  • He tried to manage his excitableness before the important interview.

Advanced Usage

• In Psychology/Physiology: Refers to a characteristic of temperament or a property of nerve tissue.
  • The study focused on the neural correlates of emotional excitableness.
• Descriptive Use: Can be used to describe the volatile nature of a situation or market by analogy.
  • The excitableness of the stock market required calm and deliberate decision-making.

Variants and Related Words

• Excitable (adj): Having the quality of being easily excited.
  • She has an excitable personality.
• Excitability (n): The capacity to be excited; often used interchangeably with "excitableness," though sometimes more technical.
  • The excitability of the neuron was measured.

Synonyms

• Nervousness: The quality or state of being nervous or easily agitated.
• Volatility: Liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse (can describe temperament).
• Impulsivity: Acting without forethought; a related but distinct concept involving action rather than just the state of arousal.

Antonyms

• Calmness: The state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion.
• Composure: The state of being calm and in control of oneself.
• Placidity: Not easily upset or excited; serene.

Noun

1. being easily excited