Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

receptiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
re-cep-tive-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the characteristic of being receptive

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin receptus Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English receptiveness From receptive + -ness.

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What does receptiveness mean?
the characteristic of being receptive
Where does receptiveness come from?
Etymology tree Latin receptus Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English receptiveness From receptive + -ness.

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