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recipiency

recipiency

9.9
A willingness to accept new ideas and feedback
  • noun
  • /rɪˈsɪpənsi/
translation icon : receptividad
  • Her recipiency to new ideas is remarkable.

Examples

  • The teacher valued the students' recipiency to new learning methods.

  • A high level of recipiency can lead to personal and professional growth.

  • Her recipiency to feedback helped the team improve the product quickly.

  • The recipiencies of the students vary greatly.

  • Her recipiency to feedback helped the team improve the product quickly.

  • The teacher valued the students' recipiency to new learning methods.

  • A high level of recipiency can lead to personal and professional growth.

Synonyms

receptivity
vsrecipiency
3 6.2

Willingness to accept new ideas or suggestions

tends to name the broader condition rather than active willingness
receptiveness
vsrecipiency
1 4.6

A willingness to accept new ideas or feedback

is a broader state that includes ability to be influenced as well
recipience
vsrecipiency
9.8

Openness to new ideas and feelings

describes a current quality or state rather than an underlying capacity

How Receptive

openness
35 3.9
recipiency
9.9
reserve
9 5.2

Surface Forms

recipiency singular
recipiencies plural

Morphology

recipiency = recipient (semi-transparent) = recipient + cy

Formed from 'recipient' + '-cy' so the relation is clear, but the specific sense 'receptive to ideas' is less obvious to learners who expect 'receptive' or 'receptivity'.

Etymology

Recipiency comes from the Latin word recipere 'to receive', the same root you see in receive and recipient, so it means being ready or able to accept ideas, impressions, or influence.