/ Dictionary / Index R receptive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•cep•tive Pronunciation: (ri-sep'tiv), [key] — adj. having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting. able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.: a receptive mind. willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc., with favor: a receptive listener. of or pertaining to reception or receptors: a receptive end organ. (in language learning) of or pertaining to the language skills of listening and reading (opposed to productive). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: receptive (Thesaurus) reception room receptor Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language