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Dictionary: re·cep·tive   (rĭ-sĕp'tĭv) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Capable of or qualified for receiving.
  2. Ready or willing to receive favorably: receptive to their proposals.
  3. Linguistics. Of or relating to the skills of listening and reading.
receptively re·cep'tive·ly adv.
receptiveness re·cep'tive·ness or re'cep·tiv'i·ty n.
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Thesaurus: receptive
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adjective

    Ready and willing to receive favorably, as new ideas: acceptant, amenable, open, open-minded, responsive. See accept/reject.

 
Antonyms: receptive
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adj

Definition: open to new ideas
Antonyms: resistant, unfriendly, unreceptive, unresponsive


 
WordNet: receptive
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: open to arguments, ideas, or change

Meaning #2: ready or willing to receive favorably
  Antonym: unreceptive (meaning #1)

Meaning #3: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
  Synonyms: centripetal, sensory


 
Translations: Receptive
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - modtagelig, hurtigt opfattende, lærenem

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontvankelijk, receptief

Français (French)
adj. - réceptif, compréhensif (envers qn)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - empfänglich, aufnahmebereit, paarungsbereit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δεκτικός, επιδεκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
ricettivo

idioms:

  • be receptive to    essere aperto a

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - receptivo, impressionável

idioms:

  • be receptive to    estar aberto a

Русский (Russian)
восприимчивый

idioms:

  • be receptive to    быть восприимчивым к

Español (Spanish)
adj. - receptivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mottaglig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
善于接受的, 能容纳的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 善於接受的, 能容納的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘 받아들이는, 감수성이 풍부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 受け入れる, 受容する, 理解力がある

idioms:

  • be receptive to    理解力のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تقبلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוכן לקבל, פתוח (לרעיונות)‬


 
 
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