different between reception vs receptivity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French reception, from Latin recepti? (“the act of receiving; reception”), from recipi? (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capi? (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???s?p.?n?/

Noun

reception (countable and uncountable, plural receptions)

1. The act of receiving.
2. (uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

   We have poor TV reception in the valley.

   The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.

3. A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

   After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.

4. A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.

   The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
5. The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
6. (Britain, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
7. (law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
8. (American football) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Synonyms

• (desk where guests are received): front desk

Derived terms

• reception center, reception centre
• reception desk
• receptionist
• reception room

Related terms

• receptacle
• receptive
• receptible
• receptor
• receive

Translations

Anagrams

• pre-notice, prenotice

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French réception, English reception, from Latin receptio.

Noun

reception c

1. a reception, a front desk
2. a reception, a social welcoming event

Declension

Synonyms

• intagning (i en orden)
• mottagning
• vakt

English

Etymology

receptive +? -ity

Noun

receptivity (countable and uncountable, plural receptivities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being receptive.
2. (countable) The extent to which something is receptive.

Translations