receptive

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈsɛptɪv/

adjective

  • willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas: a receptive audience the institution was receptive to new ideas
  • able to receive signals or stimuli: the goldfish’s vision is receptive to a wider band of light than almost any other animal
  • (of a female animal) ready to mate: only the dominant male would have had access to the receptive female

Derivatives

receptively

adverb

receptiveness

noun

receptivity

Pronunciation: /riːsɛpˈtɪvɪti/
noun