receptivity

[ ree-sep-tiv-i-tee ]

noun

1. ability, willingness, or quickness to receive or accept ideas, requests, experiences, etc.:

   The realization of our educational objectives relies on the cooperation of parents, the commitment and competence of teachers, and the receptivity of students.

2. readiness of something to receive something else:

   When an embryo is ready for implantation, the procedure is carefully timed to coincide with the window of maximal receptivity in the uterus.

Other Words From

• non·re·cep·tive·ness noun
• non·re·cep·tiv·i·ty noun
• un·re·cep·tive·ness noun
• un·re·cep·tiv·i·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of receptivity¹

receptiv(e) ( def ) + -ity ( def )

Example Sentences

What made Haynes different from many of his contemporaries, however, was his constant musical receptivity and adaptability.

From Los Angeles Times

But when the candidate was pitted against Donald J. Trump—whose only discernible remaining power lies in his ability to threaten and discomfit women—the critique that Harris somehow owed the public and the former president a kind of button-down blank receptivity and amiability is simply ridiculous.

From Slate

And for the swing voters, especially college-educated suburban Republicans and Independents, the fact that Trump is a convicted felon, along with his assaults on democracy and women, could easily tip their votes to Biden— and to a greater receptivity, for those not happy with either Biden or Trump, to the argument that a vote for anybody other than Biden is a vote for a convicted felon, sex offender and insurrectionist.

From Salon

If you’re really, really, really skeptical about Judge Cannon and her receptivity to your arguments in this case, then you’re probably thinking about recusal.

From Slate

Measuring the receptivity of stigmas, a necessary element for pollination, overlapped with the highest number of beetles found visiting the flowers.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• responsiveness