Fain
Fain adjective - Having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action).
Usage example: during the Renaissance most men of science and the arts were fain to express their noblest thoughts in Latin, the lingua franca of the learned
Responsive and fain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Responsive" instead an adjective "Fain".
Responsive
Responsive adjective - Reacting to a stimulus.
Fain and responsive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fain" instead an adjective "Responsive".
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