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receptive |
Grep of noun receptive receptive aphasia receptiveness Overview of adj receptive The adj receptive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (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") 3. centripetal, receptive, sensory -- (of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons") Antonyms of adj receptive 3 senses of receptive Sense 1 receptive INDIRECT (VIA pervious) -> impervious, imperviable Sense 2 receptive (vs. unreceptive) unreceptive (vs. receptive) => closed, unsympathetic Sense 3 centripetal, receptive, sensory(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA afferent) -> efferent, motorial Similarity of adj receptive 3 senses of receptive Sense 1 receptive => pervious (vs. impervious) Sense 2 receptive (vs. unreceptive) => acceptive, acceptant => hospitable, open to(prenominal) => admissive Sense 3 centripetal, receptive, sensory(postnominal) => afferent (vs. efferent) Attributes of adj receptive Familiarity of adj receptive receptive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj receptive chemoreceptive receptive unreceptive Overview of adj receptive The adj receptive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (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") 3. centripetal, receptive, sensory -- (of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons")
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