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- DictionaryRe·cep·tive/rəˈseptiv/
adjective
- 1. willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas: "a receptive audience"
To be receptive is to be open to new ideas or change. If you’re responsive to other people’s suggestions and not set in your ways, then you’re not only receptive, but flexible. The adjective receptive actually comes from a Latin word that means receive.
6 days ago · having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting. 2. able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc. a receptive mind. 3. willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc., with favor. a receptive listener. 4. of or pertaining to reception or receptors.
1. having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting. 2. able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc. 3. willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc. 4. of or pertaining to reception or receptors: a receptive end organ. 5. of or pertaining to the language skills of listening and reading.
Definition of receptive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meaning of receptive – Learner’s Dictionary. receptive. adjective. uk / rɪˈseptɪv / us. Add to word list Add to word list. willing to think about and accept new ideas: She's generally very receptive to ideas and suggestions. (Definition of receptive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of receptive.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English re‧cep‧tive /rɪˈseptɪv/ adjective willing to consider new ideas or listen to someone else’s opinions You might find them in a more receptive mood tomorrow. a receptive audience receptive to a workforce that is receptive to new ideas —receptiveness (also receptivity /ˌriːsepˈtɪvəti/) noun [ uncounta...
2 days ago · Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas . Synonyms: acceptive, susceptive. Antonym: unreceptive. ( botany) Of a female flower or gynoecium: ready for reproduction; fertile. ( neurology, psychology) Of, affecting, or pertaining to the understanding of language rather than its expression . Antonym: expressive.
