English dictionary
receptive
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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ready or willing to receive favorably
ExamplesReceptive to the proposals.
Synonyms openAntonyms unreceptiveSource: WordNet 3.0
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Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a <i>receptive</i> mind.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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open to arguments, ideas, or change
ExamplesReceptive to reason and the logic of facts.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
Source: WordNet 3.0
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able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
ExamplesThe paper is ink-receptive.
Source: WordNet 3.0