receptive
[ri-
sep
-tiv]
/rɪˈsɛp tɪv/
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
Related forms
receptively,
adverb
receptivity
[ree-sep-
tiv
-i-tee]
/ˌri sɛpˈtɪv ɪ ti/
(
Show IPA
),
receptiveness,
noun
nonreceptive,
adjective
nonreceptively,
adverb
nonreceptiveness,
noun
nonreceptivity,
noun
unreceptive,
adjective
unreceptively,
adverb
unreceptiveness,
noun
unreceptivity,
noun
Synonyms
3.
amenable, hospitable, responsive, open.
Examples from the web for
receptive
To the
receptive
viewer they open whole worlds, dozens of characters, trapdoors of narrative surprise and revelation.
He gets the best food, he is respected at all times, and he alone mates with
receptive
females.
Our insecurities and fears, and need to belong, make us
receptive
to this exploitation.
Studies have shown that they are
receptive
to subtle cues from electronic text based transmissions.
We of all people should be
receptive
to learning from our mistakes and improving.
Daydreaming about rock groupies tumbling into a
receptive
mosh pit.
Francisco is already
receptive
to geeks, anarchists and other square pegs.
The same research also found that some people have a gene that makes them less
receptive
to the taste of fat.
Some automobile manufacturers are more directly
receptive
to the sounds of silence, however.
Clergymen and popular newspapers preached practical charity to newly
receptive
audiences.
British Dictionary definitions for
receptive
receptive
/
rɪˈsɛptɪv
/
adjective
1.
able to apprehend quickly
2.
tending to receive new ideas or suggestions favourably
3.
able to hold or receive
Derived Forms
receptively,
adverb
receptivity
(
ˌriːsɛpˈtɪvɪtɪ
),
receptiveness,
noun
Word Origin and History for
receptive
adj.
1540s, from Medieval Latin
receptivus
, from Latin
recipere
(see
receive
). Related:
Receptivity
.