adj.
Pronunciation: ri- ' sep-tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : able or inclined to receive especially : open and responsive to ideas, impressions, or suggestions
2 a of a sensory end organ : fit to receive and transmit stimuli b : SENSORY
3 of a female animal : willing to copulate with a male <a receptive mare>
– re · cep · tive · ly adverb
– re · cep · tive · ness noun
– re · cep · tiv · i · ty \ ˌ r ē - ˌ sep- ' ti-v ə -t ē , ri- \ noun