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RECEPTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
Example:
the paper is ink-receptive
Classified under:
Similar:
absorbent; absorptive (having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
Example:
sensory neurons
Synonyms:
centripetal; receptive; sensory
Classified under:
Similar:
afferent (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS)
Derivation:
receive (register (perceptual input))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Open to arguments, ideas, or change
Example:
receptive to reason and the logic of facts
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
pervious (admitting of passage or entrance)
Derivation:
receive (regard favorably or with disapproval)
receive (accept as true or valid)
receive (express willingness to have in one's home or environs)
receive (experience as a reaction)
receptiveness; receptivity (willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas))
Sense 4
Meaning:
Ready or willing to receive favorably
Example:
receptive to the proposals
Synonyms:
open; receptive
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
acceptant; acceptive (accepting willingly)
admissive (characterized by or allowing admission)
assimilative (capable of mentally absorbing)
hospitable (having an open mind)
Antonym:
unreceptive (not receptive)
Derivation:
receive (regard favorably or with disapproval)
receive (accept as true or valid)
receive (experience as a reaction)
receptiveness; receptivity (willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas))
