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— re·cep·tive·ly adverb

— re·cep·tive·ness noun

— re·cep·tiv·i·ty noun

Synonyms

broad-minded, open, open-minded—more at OPEN-MINDED

re·cep·tor noun 1 : one that receives stimuli : SENSE ORGAN

2 : a chemical group or molecule in the outer cell membrane or in the cell interior that has an affinity for a specific chemical group, molecule, or virus

1recess noun 1 : a secret or secluded place

2 : an indentation in a line or surface (as an alcove in a room)

3 : a suspension of business or procedure for rest or relaxation

Synonyms

[2] alcove, niche, nook—more at NICHE

[3] break, leave, vacation—more at VACATION

[3] break, breath, breather, respite—more at BREAK

2recess verb 1 : to put into a recess

2 : to make a recess in

3 : to interrupt for a recess

4 : to take a recess

re·ces·sion noun 1 : the act of receding : WITHDRAWAL

2 : a departing procession (as at the end of a church service)

3 : a period of reduced economic activity

re·ces·sion·al noun 1 : a hymn or musical piece at the conclusion of a service or program

2 : RECESSION 2

1recessive adjective 1 : tending to recede

2 : producing or being a bodily characteristic that is masked or not expressed when a contrasting dominant gene or trait is present <~ genes> <~ traits>

2recessive noun : a recessive characteristic or gene; also : an individual that has one or more recessive characteristics

re·cher·ché adjective [ORIGIN: F]

1 : CHOICE, RARE

2 : excessively refined

re·cid·i·vism noun : a tendency to relapse into a previous condition; especially : relapse into criminal behavior

— re·cid·i·vist noun

rec·i·pe noun [ORIGIN: L, take, imperative of recipere to take, receive, fr. re- back + capere to take]

1 : a set of instructions for making something from various ingredients

2 : a method of procedure : FORMULA

re·cip·i·ent noun : one that receives

1reciprocal adjective 1 : inversely related

2 : MUTUAL, SHARED

3 : serving to reciprocate

4 : mutually corresponding

— re·cip·ro·cal·ly adverb

2reciprocal noun 1 : something in a reciprocal relationship to another

2 : one of a pair of numbers (as 2/3 and 3/2) whose product is one

re·cip·ro·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing 1 : to move backward and forward alternately

2 : to give and take mutually

3 : to make a return for something done or given

— re·cip·ro·ca·tion noun

rec·i·proc·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality or state of being reciprocal

2 : mutual exchange of privileges (as trade advantages between countries)

re·cit·al noun 1 : an act or instance of reciting : ACCOUNT

2 : a public reading or recitation

3 : a concert given by a musician, dancer, or dance troupe

4 : a public exhibition of skill given by music or dance pupils

— re·cit·al·ist noun

rec·i·ta·tion noun 1 : RECITING, RECITAL

2 : delivery before an audience usu. of something memorized

3 : a classroom exercise in which pupils answer questions on a lesson they have studied

re·cite verb re·cit·ed; re·cit·ing 1 : to repeat verbatim (as something memorized)

2 : to recount in some detail : RELATE

3 : to reply to a teacher's questions on a lesson

— re·cit·er noun

Synonyms

describe, narrate, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell—more at TELL

reck·less adjective : lacking caution

— reck·less·ly adverb

— reck·less·ness noun

Synonyms

brash, foolhardy, irresponsible; also adventurous, bold, daring, venturesome; hasty, headlong, precipitate, rash, wild; nonchalant, unconcerned, unworried; careless, heedless, inattentive, incautious; inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking

Antonyms

responsible

reck·on verb 1 : to arrive at or estimate by calculation : CALCULATE

2 : to regard or think of as : CONSIDER

3 chiefly dialect : THINK, SUPPOSE, GUESS

4 : to accept something as certain : place reliance

Synonyms

[1] calculate, call, conjecture, estimate, figure, gauge, guess, judge, make, place, put, suppose—more at ESTIMATE

[2] account, call, consider, count, esteem, hold, rate, regard, take