Receptive Definition & Meaning
receptive
- adjective
- open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"
- ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"
- of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons"
- able to absorb liquid (not repellent); "the paper is ink- receptive"
"Receptive" in song lyrics
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"Get a perspective, why these kids receptive"
Reef the Lost Cauze vs Guns-N-Butter f/ Akir, K-Beta — Bosses -
"new test to determine whether a tumor is chemo receptive"
AOL — AOL -
"supplier and metal disc and magnet receptive"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with receptive
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- What does receptive mean?
- open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts" ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals" of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" able to absorb liquid (not repellent); "the paper is ink- receptive"
- What part of speech is receptive?
- Receptive is an adjective.
- How many definitions does receptive have?
- Receptive has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).