receptiveness

Thân thiện

The teacher appreciated the students' receptiveness to the new lesson.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality or state of being open and responsive to new ideas, impressions, or suggestions; willingness to receive. It describes a mental or emotional openness that allows for the acceptance of input, influence, or change.

Usage

Receptiveness is an uncountable noun used to describe a person's, group's, or system's general attitude of openness. It is often followed by the preposition "to" to indicate what is being received. * The manager's receptiveness to feedback created a positive work environment. * A scientist must maintain a certain receptiveness to unexpected results. * The success of the policy depends on public receptiveness.

Examples

• Her receptiveness to different cultural perspectives made her an excellent diplomat.
• The study measured the audience's receptiveness to the new advertising campaign.
• A teacher's receptiveness to students' questions encourages active learning.

Advanced Usage

• "Receptiveness of mind": A phrase emphasizing intellectual openness and curiosity.
  • His great receptiveness of mind allowed him to master multiple disciplines.
• In psychology and biology, can describe a state of physiological or psychological readiness to accept stimuli.
  • The therapy aims to increase the patient's emotional receptiveness.

Variants and Related Words

• Receptive (adjective): Having the quality of receptiveness; open and responsive.
  • She was receptive to the idea of collaboration.
• Receptivity (noun): Often used interchangeably with , particularly in more formal or scientific contexts to denote capacity for receiving.
  • The receptivity of the soil determines what crops can be grown.

Synonyms

• Openness
• Responsiveness
• Acceptiveness
• Accessibility
• Approachability

Antonyms

• Resistance
• Closed-mindedness
• Unreceptiveness
• Defensiveness

Related Phrases

• Openness to experience: A specific psychological trait related to receptiveness, involving curiosity, imagination, and appreciation for new things.
• Willing ear: An idiomatic expression suggesting receptiveness to listening.
  • The counselor always offered a willing ear to her clients.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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
   • their receptivity to the proposal

Từ đồng nghĩa

• receptivity
• openness