receptive
receptive Lexical Profile
receptive Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Willing and able to consider, accept, or listen to new ideas, suggestions, or arguments.
"The committee was surprisingly receptive to the young architect's unconventional design proposal."
Capable of or quick at receiving, absorbing, or registering external stimuli, impressions, or knowledge.
"Young children have highly receptive minds that absorb spoken languages with remarkable ease."
Relating to the ability to understand spoken or written language, or to sensory organs that receive stimuli (in linguistics, psychology, and physiology).
"Speech therapists often evaluate a toddler's receptive vocabulary before testing expressive speaking skills."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French réceptif or Medieval Latin receptivus, derived from Latin recipere ('to take back, receive'), formed from re- ('back') and capere ('to take').