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receptive

re·cep·tive [ ri séptiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. willing to accept: ready and willing to accept something such as new ideas

2. quick to learn: quick to take in new information

3. physiology receiving and transmitting stimuli: describes a sensory organ that is capable of transmitting and receiving stimuli

[15th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin receptivus< Latin recipere (see receive)]

re·cep·tive·ly adverb
re·cep·tive·ness noun
re·cep·tiv·i·ty [ r sep tívvətee ] noun
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