receptiveness

Definitions of receptiveness
  1. noun
    willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
    “he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform”
    “this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur”
    synonyms: openness, receptivity
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    type of:
    willingness
    cheerful compliance
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