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Webster 1913 Edition


Receptive

Re-cep′tive

(rē̍-sĕp′tĭv)
,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
réceptif
. See
Receive
.]
Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing;
as, a
receptive
mind
.
Imaginary space is
receptive
of all bodies.
Glanvill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Receptive

RECEP'TIVE

,
Adj.
Having the quality of receiving or admitting what is communicated.
Imaginary space is receptive of all bodies.

Definition 2024


réceptive

réceptive

See also: receptive

French

Adjective

réceptive

  1. feminine singular of réceptif