state of being easily excitable, unusual sensitivity to emotional stimulation
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Excitability Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The quality of being readily excited; proneness to be affected by exciting causes.
The quality of being readily excited; proneness to be affected by exciting causes.
(n.)
The property manifested by living organisms, and the elements and tissues of which they are constituted, of responding to the action of stimulants; irritability; as, nervous excitability.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe property manifested by living organisms, and the elements and tissues of which they are constituted, of responding to the action of stimulants; irritability; as, nervous excitability.
excitability
\ex*cit"a*bil"i*ty\ (?), n. [cf. f. excitabilité.]
1. the quality of being readily excited; proneness to be affected by exciting causes.
2. (physiol.) the property manifested by living organisms, and the elements and tissues of which they are constituted, of responding to the action of stimulants; irritability; as, nervous excitability.
excitability
n
1. excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part [syn: irritability]
2. being easily excited [syn: excitableness, volatility]
similar words(1)
muscular excitability
Noun
1. excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
(synonym) irritability
(hypernym) responsiveness, reactivity
2. being easily excited
(synonym) excitableness, volatility
(hypernym) emotionality, emotionalism
(hyponym) boiling point
