receptivity

American  

[ree-sep-tiv-i-tee] / ˌri sɛpˈtɪv ɪ ti /

Also receptiveness

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonreceptiveness noun
• nonreceptivity noun
• unreceptiveness noun
• unreceptivity noun

Etymology

Origin of receptivity

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

Example Sentences

Measuring the receptivity of stigmas, a necessary element for pollination, overlapped with the highest number of beetles found visiting the flowers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

By the end of the recording, you just may feel the world ever so slightly differently, with your perception a little changed, your receptivity a little enhanced, your sense of wonder a little improved.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

“But the big change is the apparent receptivity of juries to convict police officers when they harm or kill someone in the line of duty,” she said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022

If children’s wisdom and receptivity to images are present, this idealized picture has great appeal.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

I was now with boys and girls who were studying, fighting, talking; it revitalized my being, whipped my senses to a high, keen pitch of receptivity.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Related Words

• responsiveness