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RECEPTIVENESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)

Example:

their receptivity to the proposal

Synonyms:

openness; receptiveness; receptivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("receptiveness" is a kind of...):

willingness (cheerful compliance)

Derivation:

receptive (open to arguments, ideas, or change)

receptive (ready or willing to receive favorably)

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