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receptive

 adjective
     
re‧cep‧tive
willing to consider new ideas or listen to someone else's opinions:
You might find them in a more receptive mood tomorrow.
receptive to
a workforce that is receptive to new ideas
—receptiveness also receptivity noun [uncountable]
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