adj
Meaning 1
not receptive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unreceptive
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N R IH0 S EH1 P T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective
Meaning 2
not receptive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: receptive
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old 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 English unreceptive From un- + receptive.