the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state or quality of being receptive.
n. The power or capacity of receiving impressions, as those of the external senses.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or property of being receptive; ability to receive or take in; specifically, a natural passive power of the mind.
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n. willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
Word Usage
"Therefore the possession rather than the receptivity is the divine element which thought seems to contain, and the act of contemplation is what is most pleasant and best."