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receptive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | open |
| Derivation | receive, receptiveness, receptivity |
receptive to the proposals.
receptive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | centripetal, sensory |
| Derivation | receive |
receptive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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the paper is ink-receptive.
receptive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | receive, receptiveness, receptivity |
receptive to reason and the logic of facts.
Examples of receptive
receptive
Coleman himself passed these final hours pleading his case to a receptive press.
From the time.com
She has been receptive to the new coaching staff, and the results have followed.
From the washingtontimes.com
Quinn, in a public appearance Thursday, said he was receptive to Madigan's idea.
From the stltoday.com
One result is that Kaman is more receptive to visual instruction than to verbal.
From the pe.com
He's sounding a lot more receptive since President Barack Obama won re-election.
From the orlandosentinel.com
After a deep, warm bath most babies are pretty relaxed and receptive to massage.
From the couriermail.com.au
Whoever seeks to take his place will largely not be met by a receptive audience.
From the huffingtonpost.com
It's been really impressive how receptive people all around the world have been.
From the kristof.blogs.nytimes.com
A photo-receptive molecule called Rhodopsin responds to light by changing shape.
From the victoriaellis.scienceblog.com
- Open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"
- Ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"
- Centripetal: 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"
- (receptively) in a receptive manner
- (reception) the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
- (Reception (astrology)) In astrology, reception is a condition where one planet is located in a sign where a second planet has astrological dignity--for example, a sign which the second planet rules or in which it is exalted, or where the second planet is the triplicity ruler.
- (Reception (school)) Reception or Primary 1 is the first year of primary school in the United Kingdom and South Australia. It is preceded by nursery and is followed by Year One in England and Wales or Primary 2 in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
- (The Reception (film)) The Reception is 2005 feature film by American director John G. Young whose other films include Parallel Sons in 1995 and Rivers Wash Over Me in 2009. He wrote and directed the movie.
