Definition of Receptive

1. Adjective. Open to arguments, ideas, or change. "Receptive to reason and the logic of facts"

Similar to: Pervious
Derivative terms: Receive, Receive, Receive, Receive, Receptiveness, Receptivity

2. Adjective. Ready or willing to receive favorably. "Receptive to the proposals"

3. Adjective. Of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system. "Sensory neurons"
Exact synonyms: Centripetal, Sensory
Similar to: Afferent
Derivative terms: Receive

4. Adjective. Able to absorb liquid (not repellent). "The paper is ink-receptive"
Similar to: Absorbent, Absorptive

Definition of Receptive

1. a. Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a receptive mind.

Definition of Receptive

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Receptive

1. Sensitive or responsive to stimulus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Receptive

receptacles
receptacular
receptaculum
receptaculum chyli
receptaculum ganglii petrosi
receptaculum pecqueti
reception
reception
receptionist
receptionists
receptions
reception desk
reception line
reception room
receptive (current term)
receptive (current term)
receptively
receptiveness
receptivenesses
receptive aphasia
receptive aphasia
receptive field
receptivities
receptivity
receptoma
receptor
receptor
receptors
Receptors for activated C Kinase
receptor aggregation

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