RECEPTIVE

receptive

(adjective) able to absorb liquid (not repellent); “the paper is ink-receptive”

centripetal, receptive, sensory

(adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; “sensory neurons”

receptive

(adjective) open to arguments, ideas, or change; “receptive to reason and the logic of facts”

receptive, open

(adjective) ready or willing to receive favorably; “receptive to the proposals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

receptive (comparative more receptive, superlative most receptive)

capable of receiving something

ready to receive new ideas or concepts

Source: Wiktionary


Re*cep"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. réceptif. See Receive.]

Definition: Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind. Imaginary space is receptive of all bodies. Glanvill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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