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

Not all clans have been receptive to Israel’s overtures.

From Los Angeles Times

While many pets seen on social media are now communicating with their owners via language buttons, this also demonstrates that these animals are receptive to receiving messages.

From Salon

Rep. Young Kim, the Republican who represents the Rios family’s district in Congress, was receptive to the delegation’s pleas to vote no on the budget bill, Josephine recalls.

From Los Angeles Times

But he has always been an outlier, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which is presenting the Ford concert, has been the American orchestra most receptive.

From Los Angeles Times

To Liverpool's surprise, Palace seemed receptive to the offer raising hope that their concerns of a fraught negotiation were unnecessary.

From BBC

Related Words

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