receptive (to) | more receptive | most receptive[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Receptive \Re*cep"tive\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.
r['e]ceptif. See {Receive}.]
Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in,
absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a
receptive mind.
[1913 Webster]
Imaginary space is receptive of all bodies. --Glanvill.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
receptive
adj 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" [syn: {receptive}, {open}] [ant: {unreceptive}]
3: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing
toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" [syn:
{centripetal}, {receptive}, {sensory(a)}]
4: able to absorb liquid (not repellent); "the paper is ink-
receptive"
You know the meaning of this word? click [add this word] to add this word to our database with its meaning, to impart your knowledge for the general benefit
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
