receptive meaning and definition

RECEPTIVE adjective

Definition of receptive (adjective)

1. open to arguments, ideas, or change
   • "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"
2. ready or willing to receive favorably
   • "receptive to the proposals"
   • synonyms: open
   • antonym: unreceptive
3. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
   • "sensory neurons"
   • synonyms: centripetal, sensory
4. able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
   • "the paper is ink-receptive"