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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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