re·cep·tive

[ri-sep-tiv]
adjective
1.
having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
2.
able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.: a receptive mind.
3.
willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc., with favor: a receptive listener.
4.
of or pertaining to reception or receptors: a receptive end organ.
5.
(in language learning) of or pertaining to the language skills of listening and reading (opposed to productive ).

Origin:
1540–50; < Medieval Latin receptīvus. See reception, -ive

re·cep·tive·ly, adverb
re·cep·tiv·i·ty [ree-sep-tiv-i-tee] , re·cep·tive·ness, noun
non·re·cep·tive, adjective
non·re·cep·tive·ly, adverb
non·re·cep·tive·ness, noun
non·re·cep·tiv·i·ty, noun
un·re·cep·tive, adjective
un·re·cep·tive·ly, adverb
un·re·cep·tive·ness, noun
un·re·cep·tiv·i·ty, noun


3. amenable, hospitable, responsive, open.
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receptive (rɪˈsɛptɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  able to apprehend quickly
2.  tending to receive new ideas or suggestions favourably
3.  able to hold or receive
 
re'ceptively
 
adv
 
receptivity
 
n
 
re'ceptiveness
 
n

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receptive
1540s, from M.L. receptivus, from L. recipere (see receive).
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Example sentences
To the receptive viewer they open whole worlds, dozens of characters, trapdoors
  of narrative surprise and revelation.
They are more fearful in general, making them more receptive to threatening
  aspects of the environment.
Our insecurities and fears, and need to belong, make us receptive to this
  exploitation.
But it can also make the uterine lining less receptive to a fertilized egg.
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