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receptive vs receptiveness

receptiveness vs receptive

receptive is not a noun while receptiveness is a noun.

receptive is an adjective but receptiveness is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receptive No Yes No No
receptiveness Yes No No No
receptive (noun) receptiveness (noun)
willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
receptive (adjective) receptiveness (adjective)
ready or willing to receive favorably
able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
open to arguments, ideas, or change
Difference between receptive and receptiveness

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