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Meaning of 'receptive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Receptive [ a.]
- Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind.

Meaning of 'receptive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . receptive [ a]
Meaning (1):
- ready or willing to receive favorably
Example in sentence:
  • receptive to the proposals
2 . receptive [ s]
Meaning (2):
- open to arguments, ideas, or change
Example in sentence:
  • receptive to reason and the logic of facts
Meaning (3):
- of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
Example in sentence:
  • sensory neurons
Meaning (4):
- able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
Example in sentence:
  • the paper is ink-receptive

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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