Definition of Receptive
Receptive
Re·cep·tive
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Willing to consider or accept new ideas or suggestions.
e.g. The teacher created a receptive atmosphere for open discussion.
(adjective)
willing to or capable of receiving stimuli or signals, especially describing a sense organ;
e.g. She has trained her taste buds to be very deceptive, and she can tell the difference between very similar tastes.
(adjective)
ready and willing to mate with a male, describing a female animal;
e.g. The male eventually finds a receptive female and they mate.
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