réceptif
French, adjective\ʁe.sɛp.tif\
réceptif is spelled R-É-C-E-P-T-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,445th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Réceptif is a French adjective meaning “receptive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui reçoit, qui peut recevoir des impressions”.
What does réceptif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
receptive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui reçoit, qui peut recevoir des impressions. 2. Qui est sensible à un agent externe. 3. Qui reçoit le pénis ; passif.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of réceptif
- réceptive feminine
- réceptifs masculine plural
- réceptives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce réceptif?
- \ʁe.sɛp.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to réceptif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is réceptif in French?
réceptif appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).