receptivities
Abilities to absorb
Receptivities is the plural of receptivity—the quality of being open or responsive to ideas, impressions, or influences.
The word appears in contexts discussing variation: The students showed different receptivities to the new teaching methods.
It can also refer to distinct types of openness: Her receptivities to art and music developed at different ages.
Ability to notice subtleties
- impressionabilityEase of being influenced
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- responsivenessReadiness to react
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
attunement · delicacy · fineness · subtlety · sensibility · acuity · keenness · alertness
Openness to act
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- approachabilityQuality of seeming welcoming
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
curiosity · inclusivity · broad-mindedness · amenability · permeability · accessibility · liberality · responsiveness
Hold closely in arms
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- assentFormal expression of approval
acquiescence · agreement · consent · approval · endorsement · validation · affirmation · adoption
perceptiveness
Ability to notice subtleties
- impressionabilityEase of being influenced
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- responsivenessReadiness to react
reactivity · attunement · delicacy · fineness · subtlety · sensibility · acuity · keenness · alertness · discernment
willingness
Openness to act
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- approachabilityQuality of seeming welcoming
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
adaptability · curiosity · inclusivity · broad-mindedness · amenability · permeability · accessibility · liberality · responsiveness · progressiveness
embrace
Hold closely in arms
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
assent · acquiescence · agreement · consent · approval · endorsement · validation · affirmation · adoption · concurrence
receptivitiesclosed-mindedness
Refusal to consider other views
unreceptiveness · imperviousness · resistances · unresponsiveness · insensitivities
receptivitieshostilities
Active armed fighting
rebuffs · hostility · antagonisms · antagonism · inhospitality
receptivitiesrigidities
Qualities of being unyielding
inflexibilities · narrow-mindedness · dogmatisms · intolerances · stubbornness
receive, reception, deception, perception, exception, deceptive, perceptive, conception, inception