Receptive
/rɪˈseptɪv/adjective
Being able to listen, and understand information or ideas quickly and easily.
She was very receptive to the new ideas presented in the lecture.
Often appears as...
- receptive to ideas
- receptive audience
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Approving
adjective
Being able to receive signals or stimuli.
The cells were highly receptive to the drug treatment.
Often appears as...
- receptive to signals
- receptive to stimuli
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Neutral
Technical
adjective
Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.
The company is known for its receptive attitude towards innovation.
Often appears as...
- receptive to innovation
- receptive mindset
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Approving
Academic
adjective
Able to receive or tolerate something emotionally.
He was not receptive to criticism.
Often appears as...
- receptive to criticism
- emotionally receptive
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Neutral
adjective
Ready and able to receive something, especially signals or stimulation.
The new radio is extremely receptive, picking up stations from all over the world.
Often appears as...
- receptive to signals
- highly receptive
Usage tips
Neutral
Technical
adjective
Being able to listen, and understand information or ideas quickly and easily.
She was very receptive to the new ideas presented in the lecture.
Often appears as...
- receptive to ideas
- receptive audience
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Being able to receive signals or stimuli.
The cells were highly receptive to the drug treatment.
Often appears as...
- receptive to signals
- receptive to stimuli
Usage tips
Neutral
Technical
adjective
Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.
The company is known for its receptive attitude towards innovation.
Often appears as...
- receptive to innovation
- receptive mindset
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
adjective
Able to receive or tolerate something emotionally.
He was not receptive to criticism.
Often appears as...
- receptive to criticism
- emotionally receptive
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Ready and able to receive something, especially signals or stimulation.
The new radio is extremely receptive, picking up stations from all over the world.
Often appears as...
- receptive to signals
- highly receptive
Usage tips
Neutral
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Understanding Quickly
Refers to grasping new concepts or ideas with ease and swiftness.
Her receptive mind made learning the new language easier.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Openness
Shows willingness to listen and empathize, important in personal communication.
He was receptive to hearing about her day.
Compare with
acceptamenableattentiveavailablereceiveresponsiveunderstandwill
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The greatest TED Talk...
concept the whole film start to finish and I would love for scene journey to help make it happen yeah you know it's funny because when I first hear it it is the ultimate respect for an audience I don't know how receptive people are going to be to it though you have a perspective or do you I don't want to use angle because that has sort
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The great brain debate -...
He reasoned that since the regions for speech production and comprehension were not adjacent, then injuring the area connecting them might result in a special type of language loss, now known as receptive aphasia. Wernicke's connectionist model helped explain disorders that didn't result from the dysfunction of just one area.
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How to win an argument...
All of you, when you're arguing, have that important lever to play. When do you make your argument? You don't just need the right argument, you need the right argument at the right moment. When is it that your audience -- a spouse, a boss, a child -- is going to be most receptive?
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Cannibalism in the...
That’s because childless females become receptive to mating more quickly than if they were caring for a cub. Rather than waste nutritious meat, the males then eat the dead cubs. Meanwhile, cannibalism is less common in birds than in other groups,
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Do politics make us...
can help make people more receptive. We still have a long way to go before solving the problem of partisanship. But hopefully, these tools can help keep us better informed, and capable of making evidence-based decisions about our shared reality.
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How Twitter needs to...
and this is what percentage of the conversation shares the same facts -- not whether those facts are truthful or not, but are we sharing the same facts as we converse? The third is How much of the conversation is receptive or civil
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Let your eyes do the...
playing them ascending and descending musical scales and researchers in the Netherlands found that playing particularly happy or sad music to individuals could change their receptiveness
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The Most Dramatic...
By rare coincidence, three of the seven females have become sexually receptive at the same time. Their swellings attract the attention of all the males.
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Barbed Cat Penis PIPE...
despite the discomfort most species of cats have a remarkably energetic sex life during her receptive period a lioness mates up to an astonishing and
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Chaos Erupts in...
by rare coincidence three of the seven females have become sexually receptive at the same time
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The greatest TED Talk...
concept the whole film start to finish and I would love for scene journey to help make it happen yeah you know it's funny because when I first hear it it is the ultimate respect for an audience I don't know how receptive people are going to be to it though you have a perspective or do you I don't want to use angle because that has sort
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The great brain debate -...
He reasoned that since the regions for speech production and comprehension were not adjacent, then injuring the area connecting them might result in a special type of language loss, now known as receptive aphasia. Wernicke's connectionist model helped explain disorders that didn't result from the dysfunction of just one area.
Video examples
How to win an argument...
All of you, when you're arguing, have that important lever to play. When do you make your argument? You don't just need the right argument, you need the right argument at the right moment. When is it that your audience -- a spouse, a boss, a child -- is going to be most receptive?
Video examples
Cannibalism in the...
That’s because childless females become receptive to mating more quickly than if they were caring for a cub. Rather than waste nutritious meat, the males then eat the dead cubs. Meanwhile, cannibalism is less common in birds than in other groups,
Video examples
Do politics make us...
can help make people more receptive. We still have a long way to go before solving the problem of partisanship. But hopefully, these tools can help keep us better informed, and capable of making evidence-based decisions about our shared reality.
Video examples
How Twitter needs to...
and this is what percentage of the conversation shares the same facts -- not whether those facts are truthful or not, but are we sharing the same facts as we converse? The third is How much of the conversation is receptive or civil
Video examples
Let your eyes do the...
playing them ascending and descending musical scales and researchers in the Netherlands found that playing particularly happy or sad music to individuals could change their receptiveness
Video examples
The Most Dramatic...
By rare coincidence, three of the seven females have become sexually receptive at the same time. Their swellings attract the attention of all the males.
Video examples
Barbed Cat Penis PIPE...
despite the discomfort most species of cats have a remarkably energetic sex life during her receptive period a lioness mates up to an astonishing and
Video examples
Chaos Erupts in...
by rare coincidence three of the seven females have become sexually receptive at the same time
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Gael Monfils
French Athlete
I have always known about the quality of Asics products, so when they approached me, I was really receptive. They explained what they would like to do with me, both in terms of design and marketing activities around the world. They came with a long-term approach, which is very rare in this industry, which appealed to me a great deal.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
My sole aim is to leave everything in suspension, in flux, in order to avoid our community solidifying into a conventional academy. Our initial resources may be few, but our spirits are high, receptive, and excited, and that seems to me to be the most important thing right now.
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Tara Stiles
American Model
I started practicing yoga when I was a teenager, studying classical dance. My body and mind were very open but not very strong. I was trusting, excited, passionate, and receptive. All good qualities when balanced with the proper amount of strength and awareness.
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Wamiqa Gabbi
I believe that OTT platforms definitely have helped neutralize the budget debate in the industry. Instead of only casting A-listers in the lead, makers are now more receptive and willing to try out newer actors for their big, multi-million projects.
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Bill Brandt
British Photographer
It is part of the photographer's job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him something of the receptiveness of the child who looks at the world for the first time or of the traveler who enters a strange country.
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Anna Getty
German Actress
Becoming a mother has been the best thing ever for me. It's become my life's work. Not just parenting, but sharing information and encouraging other women to be receptive to the basic nature of motherhood.
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Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
Whatever appreciation I've got despite the limited work I have done has been great. People have been receptive, and I think it's a privilege to have earned this respect.
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Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
There are millions of people who do want help. I'm not going to waste my time convincing people who aren't receptive.
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Anouk Aimee
French Actress
What helps me go forward is that I stay receptive, I feel that anything can happen.
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Mike McCready
American Musician
It's extremely important to have a loyal fan base and be receptive to them.
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Gael Monfils
French Athlete
I have always known about the quality of Asics products, so when they approached me, I was really receptive. They explained what they would like to do with me, both in terms of design and marketing activities around the world. They came with a long-term approach, which is very rare in this industry, which appealed to me a great deal.
Quote examples
Walter Gropius
German Architect
My sole aim is to leave everything in suspension, in flux, in order to avoid our community solidifying into a conventional academy. Our initial resources may be few, but our spirits are high, receptive, and excited, and that seems to me to be the most important thing right now.
Quote examples
Tara Stiles
American Model
I started practicing yoga when I was a teenager, studying classical dance. My body and mind were very open but not very strong. I was trusting, excited, passionate, and receptive. All good qualities when balanced with the proper amount of strength and awareness.
Quote examples
Wamiqa Gabbi
I believe that OTT platforms definitely have helped neutralize the budget debate in the industry. Instead of only casting A-listers in the lead, makers are now more receptive and willing to try out newer actors for their big, multi-million projects.
Quote examples
Bill Brandt
British Photographer
It is part of the photographer's job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him something of the receptiveness of the child who looks at the world for the first time or of the traveler who enters a strange country.
Quote examples
Anna Getty
German Actress
Becoming a mother has been the best thing ever for me. It's become my life's work. Not just parenting, but sharing information and encouraging other women to be receptive to the basic nature of motherhood.
Quote examples
Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
Whatever appreciation I've got despite the limited work I have done has been great. People have been receptive, and I think it's a privilege to have earned this respect.
Quote examples
Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
There are millions of people who do want help. I'm not going to waste my time convincing people who aren't receptive.
Quote examples
Anouk Aimee
French Actress
What helps me go forward is that I stay receptive, I feel that anything can happen.
Quote examples
Mike McCready
American Musician
It's extremely important to have a loyal fan base and be receptive to them.
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