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Definitions for receptive
rɪˈsɛp tɪvre·cep·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. receptiveadjective

    open to arguments, ideas, or change

    "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"

  2. receptive, openadjective

    ready or willing to receive favorably

    "receptive to the proposals"

  3. centripetal, receptive, sensory(a)adjective

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

    "sensory neurons"

  4. receptiveadjective

    able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

    "the paper is ink-receptive"

Wiktionary

  1. receptiveadjective

    capable of receiving something

  2. receptiveadjective

    ready to receive new ideas or concepts

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Receptiveadjective

    Having the quality of admitting what is communicated.

    Etymology: receptus, Lat.

    The soul being, as it is active, perfected by love of that infinite good, shall, as it is receptive, be also perfected with those supernatural passions of joy, peace and delight. Richard Hooker.

    The pretended first matter is capable of all forms, and the imaginary space is receptive of all bodies. Joseph Glanvill.

ChatGPT

  1. receptive

    Receptive generally refers to the willingness or ability to receive, understand and respond to new ideas, suggestions or experiences. It can also refer to the ability to absorb and respond to stimuli or signals. The term can be applied in various fields such as psychology, communication, biology, and more.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Receptiveadjective

    having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. rceptif. See Receive.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of receptive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of receptive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of receptive in a Sentence

  1. Australian Day:

    I made a great start, birdying the first hole, and everyone kind of followed suit after that, the course is very receptive, it's very gettable. It was good to be a part of a group with DJ and Ben Crane. We had a lot of fun out there.

  2. Ed Mierzwinski:

    Companies are going to be more receptive than ever before because they are under extreme regulatory pressure to work with you.

  3. Jen Welter:

    Better than I could have possibly imagined, i love those guys. I love the team. From start to finish, it was exciting. They were respectful, they were receptive, and we all became really good friends with a lot of football and respect in between.

  4. Ramana Pemmaraju:

    Any form of art can be known only in deep silence, to be in silence is to be receptive - No sooner you become receptive, you become woman, it has nothing to do with gender, its a quality, which is why woman is epitome of Receptivity!”

  5. Albert Einstein:

    It is not the fruits of scientific research that elevate man and enrich his nature. but the urge to understand, the intellectual work, creative or receptive.

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