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receptive
receptive /rɪˈseptɪv/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: receipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receivership, receiving, receptionist, receptor; adjective: receptiveUNRECEPTIVE, received; verb: receive
willing to consider new ideas or listen to someone else’s opinions:
    You might find them in a more receptive mood tomorrow.
    a receptive audience
    receptive to
    a workforce that is receptive to new ideas
—receptiveness (also receptivity /ˌriːsepˈtɪvəti, ˌriːsepˈtɪvɪti/) noun [uncountable]