receptive

[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.

   Synonyms: open, responsive, hospitable, amenable

4. of or relating to reception or receptors

   a receptive end organ.

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

receptive

/ rɪˈsɛptɪv, ˌriːsɛpˈtɪvɪtɪ /

adjective

1. able to apprehend quickly

2. tending to receive new ideas or suggestions favourably

3. able to hold or receive

Other Word Forms

• receptively adverb
• receptivity noun
• receptiveness noun
• nonreceptive adjective
• nonreceptively adverb
• unreceptive adjective
• unreceptively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of receptive¹

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

Example Sentences

The FA has, in the past, chosen to ignore our requests for explanations and engagement but, positively, has recently begun to be more receptive.

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Two trends have created a receptive audience for the idea of taking Social Security early to bet on the stock market.

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It isn’t so far clear how receptive Washington is to redrafting the proposal to address Ukrainian or European ideas, or whether the administration would try to impose the plan on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Would the market be receptive at that price?

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“If the administration, as I expect they’ll be, is receptive to considering any opportunity that might keep Americans safer, it will consider us,” said Friedman, who splits his time between Florida and Israel.

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Related Words

• amenable 
• approachable 
• friendly 
• hospitable 
• interested 
• open-minded 
• ready 
• responsive 
• sensitive 
• susceptible 
• sympathetic 
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