How do you pronounce receptivity?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈisˌɛptˈɪvɪti/.

receptivity

/ɹˈisˌɛptˈɪvɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

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""And our march is regulated," said Mailey. "There is a gradual release to accommodate it to the receptivity of mankind.""

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin recipiō Latin receptus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English receptivity From receptive + -ity.

receptivities (plural)

bioreceptivity chemoreceptivity magnetoreceptivity nonreceptivity

sensitivity connectivity objectivity inactivity hyperactivity subjectivity passivity interactivity reflexivity expressivity retroactivity oversensitivity

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