receptive
capable of receiving something.
Other meanings
ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.
ready for reproduction; fertile.
Related words
- bio-receptive
- osmoreceptive
- baroreceptive
- bioreceptive
- chemoreceptive
- electroreceptive
- extrareceptive
- hygroreceptive
- irreceptive
- magnetoreceptive
- mechanoreceptive
- multireceptive
Word history
From Latin "receptus" (retaken, having been retaken; received, having been received).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “receptive” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.