receptive

See also: réceptive

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin receptivus, from Latin receptus. Compare French réceptif.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈsɛptɪv/

Adjective

receptive (comparative more receptive, superlative most receptive)

capable of receiving something
ready to receive new ideas or concepts

Related terms

Translations

capable of receiving something

Catalan: receptiu
Danish: modtagelig
Esperanto: akceptema
Irish: gabhálach, glacach

Maori: mauminamina
Romanian: receptiv (ro) m or n, primitor (ro) m or n
Russian: восприимчивый (ru) (vospriimčivyj)
Spanish: receptivo

ready to receive new ideas or concepts

Catalan: receptiu
Danish: modtagelig
Dutch: ontvankelijk (nl)
Esperanto: akceptema

Finnish: vastaanottavainen, avoin (fi)
French: réceptif (fr)
Irish: gabhálach
Maori: mauminamina

References

“receptive” (US) / “receptive” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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