Definition of RECEPTIVENESS

receptiveness

Plural: receptivenesses

Noun

  • willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
    • "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"
    • "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"
  • the characteristic of being receptive

Origin / Etymology

From receptive + -ness.

Synonyms

openness, receptivity

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