willing to listen to and accept new ideas and suggestions: The government is not receptive to the idea of a Freedom of Information Act.

What does receptive mean?

1 : able or inclined to receive especially : open and responsive to ideas, impressions, or suggestions. 2a of a sensory end organ : fit to receive and transmit stimuli. b : sensory. 3 of a female animal : willing to copulate with a male a receptive mare.

What does it mean when someone says you are receptive?

To be receptive is to be open to new ideas or change. If you're responsive to other people's suggestions and not set in your ways, then you're not only receptive, but flexible. The adjective receptive actually comes from a Latin word that means receive.