receptivity

[ ree-sep-tiv-i-tee ]

noun

1. ability, willingness, or quickness to receive or accept ideas, requests, experiences, etc.:

   The realization of our educational objectives relies on the cooperation of parents, the commitment and competence of teachers, and the receptivity of students.

2. readiness of something to receive something else:

   When an embryo is ready for implantation, the procedure is carefully timed to coincide with the window of maximal receptivity in the uterus.

Other Words From

• non·re·cep·tive·ness noun
• non·re·cep·tiv·i·ty noun
• un·re·cep·tive·ness noun
• un·re·cep·tiv·i·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of receptivity¹

receptiv(e) ( def ) + -ity ( def )

Example Sentences

“People are very receptive to this,” said Joe Lopano, the airport’s chief executive.

From Washington Post

A few things make the public more receptive to mandate claims, according to research.

From FiveThirtyEight

They were also more likely to be receptive toward the brand taking a stance on social issues.

From TruthBeTold.news

And, since the data is provided by people who really want to interact with the brand, it’s a more reliable way to interact with individuals who are receptive to advertising and likely to become customers.

From Digiday

We first talked about SEO automation and how often automating some of the more mundane and receptive SEO tasks can be a huge win-win for both your agency and your clients.

From Search Engine Land

Even colleges that shunned out-of-state students for years are showing a marked receptivity.

From The Daily Beast

They had the idea of a strong, centralized Government; and more than that they had a marvellous capacity for receptivity.

From Project Gutenberg

This element of expectation stimulates their receptivity, and aids the performer in his work of giving out.

From Project Gutenberg

Even in the happiest geniuses of this class, receptivity will always more or less carry the day over spontaneous activity.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not his words but the atmosphere round him that raised me temporarily to this degree of receptivity.

From Project Gutenberg

As to progression, the increase of difficulty suits the increase in the child's power of comprehension and receptivity.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• responsiveness