a. | 1. | Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; |
Adj. | 1. | receptive - open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts" |
2. | receptive - ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals" Antonyms: unreceptive - not receptive | |
3. | receptive - of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" Synonyms: sensory, centripetal |