Definition of "receptive" in inglés

adjective

1. Capable of receiving something.

2. Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.

   • receptive to the idea
   • The patient was receptive to her treatment

3. (botany) Of a female flower or gynoecium: ready for reproduction; fertile.

4. (neurology, psychology) Of, affecting, or pertaining to the understanding of language rather than its expression.

5. (zoology) Of a female animal (especially a mammal): prepared to mate; in heat, in oestrus.