receptivity

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re·cep·tive (r

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adj.

1. Capable of or qualified for receiving.

2. Ready or willing to receive favorably: receptive to their proposals.

3. Linguistics Of or relating to the skills of listening and reading.

re·ceptive·ly adv.

re·ceptive·ness, recep·tivi·ty n.

The vulnerability of a target audience to particular psychological operations media.

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Noun

receptivity - 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"; "their receptivity to the proposal"

receptiveness, openness

willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

Translations

receptivity [ˌriːsɛpˈtɪvɪti] n → réceptivité f

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