receptive UK /ɹɪˈsɛptɪv/US /ɹəˈsɛptɪv/ adjective5 •Capable of receiving something. •Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.The patient was receptive to her treatment. •Of, affecting, or pertaining to the understanding of language rather than its expression. •Ready for reproduction; fertile. •Of a female animal (especially a mammal): prepared to mate; in heat, in oestrus. formsmore receptive · most receptive