receptive

See also: réceptive

English

(deprecated template usage)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin receptivus, from Latin receptus. Compare French réceptif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈsɛptɪv/

• Audio (UK):

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Adjective

receptive (comparative more receptive, superlative most receptive)

1. capable of receiving something
2. ready to receive new ideas or concepts

Related terms

• reception
• receptor

Translations

capable of receiving something

• Catalan: receptiu
• Danish: modtagelig
• Esperanto: akceptema
• Irish: gabhálach, glacach
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: mauminamina
• Romanian: receptiv (ro) m or n, primitor (ro) m or n
• Russian: восприимчивый (ru) (vospriimčivyj)
• Spanish: receptivo

ready to receive new ideas or concepts

• Catalan: receptiu
• Danish: modtagelig
• Dutch: ontvankelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: akceptema
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: vastaanottavainen, avoin (fi)
• French: réceptif (fr)
• Irish: gabhálach
• Maori: mauminamina

References

• “receptive”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.