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receptive
What does receptive mean?
receptive (adjective): open to arguments, ideas, or change.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use receptive in a sentence?
- Receptive to reason and the logic of facts. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce receptive?
/ɹɪˈsɛptɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does receptive come from?
From Late Middle English receptive, receptyue (“capable of receiving something; acting as a receptacle”), borrowed from Medieval Latin receptivus (“capable of receiving something”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to receptive
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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open to arguments, ideas, or change
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characterized by order and planning
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made by hand; manufactured manually
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contrived by art rather than nature
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