receptive

(rĭ-sĕp'tĭv)
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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adjective

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

adj

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

For a list of words related to receptive, see:

• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative

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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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