Main Entry:

re·cep·tive

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈsep-tiv\

Function:

adjective

Date:

15th century

1: able or inclined to receive ; especially : open and responsive to ideas, impressions, or suggestions2 aof a sensory end organ : fit to receive and transmit stimuli b: sensory3of a female animal : willing to copulate with a male <a receptive mare>

— re·cep·tive·ly adverb

— re·cep·tive·ness noun

— re·cep·tiv·i·ty \ˌrē-ˌsep-ˈti-və-tē, ri-\ noun