receptive

[ ri-sep-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.

  2. able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.: a receptive mind.

  1. willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc., with favor: a receptive listener.

  2. of or relating to reception or receptors a receptive end organ.

  3. (in language learning) of or relating to the language skills of listening and reading (opposed to productive).

Origin of receptive

1
From the Medieval Latin word receptīvus, dating back to 1540–50. See reception, -ive

Other words for receptive

Other words from receptive

  • re·cep·tive·ly, adverb
  • re·cep·tiv·i·ty [ree-sep-tiv-i-tee], /ˌri sɛpˈtɪv ɪ ti/, re·cep·tive·ness [ri-sep-tiv-nis], /rɪˈsɛp tɪv nɪs/, noun
  • non·re·cep·tive, adjective
  • non·re·cep·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·re·cep·tive, adjective
  • un·re·cep·tive·ly, adverb

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How to use receptive in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for receptive

receptive

/ (rɪˈsɛptɪv) /


adjective
  1. able to apprehend quickly

  2. tending to receive new ideas or suggestions favourably

  1. able to hold or receive

Derived forms of receptive

  • receptively, adverb
  • receptivity (ˌriːsɛpˈtɪvɪtɪ) or receptiveness, noun

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