| adjective | open to arguments, ideas, or change “receptive to reason and the logic of facts” |
| adjective | ready or willing to receive favorably “receptive to the proposals” |
| adjective | of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system “sensory neurons” |
| adjective | able to absorb liquid (not repellent) “the paper is ink-receptive” |
| receptiveness | noun | willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) |
| receptivity | noun | willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) |
| receive | verb | experience as a reaction |
| openness | noun | willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) |