Meaning of RECEPTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | ri'septiv
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- [adj] of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons"
- [adj] open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"
- [adj] ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"
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| | Synonyms: | | acceptant, acceptive, admissive, afferent, centripetal, hospitable, open to(p), pervious, sensory(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | unreceptive | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]ceptif. See {Receive}.]
Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in,
absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a
receptive mind.
Imaginary space is receptive of all bodies. --Glanvill.
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