receptivity

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What made Haynes different from many of his contemporaries, however, was his constant musical receptivity and adaptability.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Measuring the receptivity of stigmas, a necessary element for pollination, overlapped with the highest number of beetles found visiting the flowers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

If children’s wisdom and receptivity to images are present, this idealized picture has great appeal.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

It takes humility to learn, and we are salting the earth against any hope of humble receptivity to painful lessons.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2021

How do differences in receptivity among societies arise?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond