1. (

• receptive

) open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts" ;

2. (

• receptive ,
• open

) ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals" ;

3. (

• centripetal ,
• receptive ,
• sensory

) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" ;

4. (

• receptive

) able to absorb liquid (not repellent); "the paper is ink-receptive" ;