RECEPTIVITY
receptiveness, receptivity, openness
(noun) willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); “he was testing the government’s receptiveness to reform”; “this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur”; “their receptivity to the proposal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
receptivity (countable and uncountable, plural receptivities)
(uncountable) The state of being receptive
(countable) The extent to which something is receptive
Source: Wiktionary
Rec`ep*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. réceptivité.]
1. The state or quality of being receptive.
2. (Kantian Philos.)
Definition: The power or capacity of receiving impressions, as those of the external senses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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