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receptiveness vs receptive

receptive vs receptiveness

receptiveness is a noun but receptive is not a noun.

receptiveness is not an adjective while receptive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receptiveness Yes No No No
receptive No Yes No No
receptiveness (noun) receptive (noun)
willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
receptiveness (adjective) receptive (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 receptiveness and receptive

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