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receptivity

receptivity noun: the state of being receptive.

Noun

receptivity (countable and uncountable, plural receptivities)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being receptive.
  2. (countable) The extent to which something is receptive.
    • "And our march is regulated," said Mailey. "There is a gradual release to accommodate it to the receptivity of mankind."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Forms of receptivity

pluralreceptivities

Origin of receptivity

From receptive + -ity.

Words formed from receptivity

Questions about receptivity

What does receptivity mean?
Receptivity means the state of being receptive.
What part of speech is receptivity?
Receptivity is a noun.
What is the plural of receptivity?
The plural of receptivity is receptivities.

Words near receptivity in the dictionary

  1. receptive languages
  2. receptively
  3. receptiveness
  4. receptivenesses
  5. receptivities
  6. receptivity
  7. receptome
  8. receptomes
  9. receptomic
  10. receptomics
  11. receptor

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