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say it: ri-SEP-tiv
receptive is an adjective meaning "open to arguments, ideas, or change". It is pronounced /ɹɪˈsɛptɪv/ — ri-SEP-tiv. It carries 4 recorded senses.
ready or willing to receive favorably
“receptive to the proposals”
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
“sensory neurons”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for receptive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.