receptive

Definition of Receptive in English :

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Adjective

1. receptive

open to arguments, ideas, or change

Example Sentences:
'receptive to reason and the logic of facts'

2. open, receptive

ready or willing to receive favorably

Example Sentences:
'receptive to the proposals'

open

3. centripetal, receptive, sensory

of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

Example Sentences:
'sensory neurons'

4. receptive

able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

Example Sentences:
'the paper is ink-receptive'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Receptive

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adjective

1.

able to apprehend quickly

2.

tending to receive new ideas or suggestions favourably

3.

able to hold or receive

Receptive

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adjective

1.

receiving or tending to receive, take in, admit, or contain

2.

inclined to the favorable reception of a request, suggestion, etc.

3.

able or ready to receive new ideas

4.

of reception or receptors

Receptive

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adj.

1. Capable of or qualified for receiving.

2. Ready or willing to receive favorably: receptive to their proposals.

3. Linguistics Of or relating to the skills of listening and reading.

4.

a. Receiving or ready to receive penetration in sexual intercourse.

b. Receiving or ready to receive male gametes or nuclei during sexual reproduction: a receptive hypha; receptive stigmas.

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