| ADJECTIVE | all | receptive | open to arguments, ideas, or change |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | receptive, open | ready or willing to receive favorably | |
| all | receptive, centripetal, sensory | of a nerve ... / nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system | |
| all | receptive | able to absorb liquid (not repellent) |
| Sounds | rihseh'ptihv; riyseh'ptihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | open to arguments, ideas, or change. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "receptive to reason and the logic of facts" | |
| Broader | pervious | Admitting of passage / passage or entrance |
| Spanish | receptivo | |
| Nouns | receptiveness, receptivity | willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) |
| Verbs | receive | accept as true or valid |
| receive | regard favorably or with disapproval | |
| receive | express willingness to have in one's home / home or environs | |
| receive | experience as a reaction | |
| Meaning | Ready or willing to receive favorably. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "receptive to the proposals" | |
| Synonym | open | |
| Narrower | acceptive, acceptant | Accepting willingly |
| admissive | Characterized by or allowing admission | |
| assimilative | Capable of mentally absorbing | |
| hospitable | Having an open mind | |
| See also | unprejudiced, impartial | Free from undue bias or preconceived opinions |
| Opposite | unreceptive | not receptive |
| Spanish | receptivo | |
| Catalan | receptiu | |
| Nouns | receptiveness, receptivity | willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) |
| Adverbs | receptively | in a receptive manner |
| Verbs | receive | accept as true or valid |
| receive | regard favorably or with disapproval | |
| receive | experience as a reaction | |
| Meaning | Of a nerve ... / nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | centripetal, sensory | |
| Broader | afferent | Of nerves and nerve impulses |
| Spanish | centrípeto, receptivo, sensorial | |
| Catalan | receptiu, sensorial | |
| Verbs | receive | register (perceptual input) |
| Meaning | Able to absorb liquid (not repellent). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the paper is ink-receptive " | |
| Broader | absorbent, absorptive | Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids / liquids or energy etc.) |
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