recipiency

[ ri-sip-ee-uhn-see ]

noun

1. the act of receiving; reception.
2. the state or quality of being receptive; receptiveness.

Other Words From

• non·re·cip·i·ence noun
• non·re·cip·i·en·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recipiency¹

First recorded in 1880–85; recipi(ent) + -ency

Example Sentences

But humility is not all; Uriah Heep had that and still was a most undesirable person, and so she must read on, all recipiency.

From Project Gutenberg

An understanding proportionate to thine, that is, a recipiency at least of thine:­2.

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