imperceptiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪv/, U.S.

/ˌɪmpərˈsɛptɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix², perceptive adj.

Etymology: < im- prefix² + perceptive adj. Compare earlier unperceiving adj. With sense 2 compare earlier imperceivable adj., imperceptible adj., unperceivable adj.

1. That does not or cannot perceive something; lacking in mental or sensory perception. Now esp.: lacking in insight or mental acuity; undiscerning.Also in predicative use with of, specifying the thing which is not perceived.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [adjective]

unwittingc893

unweeting1303

senseless1560

weetless1579

witless1584

imperceptive1661

inconscious1678

unconscious1712

unminding1714

impercipient1733

unconscient1829

incognizant1837

uncognisant1860

incognitive1862

inconscient1885

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > disordered hearing > [adjective] > deaf > of ears

imperceptive1880

1661 G. Rust Let. conc. Origen 79 That congruity..is more deeply pitch'd in her imperceptive powers.

1722 J. Smith Magistrate & Christian 31 That groundless conceit of the souls dying, or sleeping with the body, and continuing together in an imperceptive and inactive state 'till the last day.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 82 Not producible by any combination whatsoever of imperceptive and inactive ingredients.

1800 J. Rose Grand Chronol. Dispute 2 There are others who are, apparently, imperceptive of numeration, and, consequently, cannot determine betwixt a hundred and an unit.

1880 R. G. White Every-day Eng. 87 Thus is the ear..habitually dull and imperceptive in regard to the utterance of the lips.

1922 R. Ball Better Part ii. ii. 177 She began to examine more closely into things of which at first she had been almost imperceptive.

1973 P. Larkin Let. 8 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 477 One just writes off the hostile reviewers as jealous or imperceptive time servers.

2011 M. Miller Middle State iv. 46 Appearing academically to be his customary slow-witted, uncaring, imperceptive and unretentive self.

†2. poetic and literary. That cannot be perceived; imperceptible. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective]

unseyenlyc1175

unsenec1200

unseeinga1300

invisible1340

unperceptiblea1398

unseeablea1400

unvisiblec1402

unsightablea1420

unsightyc1440

unperceivable?a1475

unsightfulc1480

imperceptible1536

secret1559

sightless1586

undiscernable1586

invised1609

viewlessa1616

imperceivablea1617

unspiablea1618

inconspicuous1624

undiscernible1624

inconspicablea1652

imperspicable1664

unperceptable1678

imperceptive1722

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > (naturally) imperceptible to senses

unperceptiblea1398

unperceivable?a1475

imperceptible1536

undiscernable1586

imperceivablea1617

undiscernible1624

occult1650

unperceptable1678

imperceptive1722

supersensible1795

subsensible1858

supersensory1883

1722 E. Thomas Misc. Poems 15 How imperceptive Lines, just Rays dispense.

1790 H. Murphy Conquest Quebec ii. 49 Sound, that goddess,..Who imperceptive skims along the wind.

1876 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (1877) iv. 95 Like some fragrant scent in the air, which comes and goes..and rises and falls in imperceptive waves.

Derivatives

imperˈceptiveness n. inability to perceive; lack of perception or perceptiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [noun]

invisibleness1530

invisibility1561

unperceivableness1611

unvisibleness1611

imperceptibility1612

inconspicuousness1624

undiscernibleness1645

undiscernableness1646

imperceptiveness1662

imperceivableness1666

imperceptibleness1673

imperceptivitya1680

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [noun]

discognisancec1475

imperception1644

imperceptiveness1662

imperceptivitya1680

non-perception1692

unconsciousness1712

imperceptibility1781

incognizancea1856

impercipience1882

no-mind1934

no-thought1949

no-mindness1959

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [noun] > quality of being imperceptible to senses

unperceivableness1611

imperceptibility1612

insensibility1635

undiscernibleness1645

undiscernableness1646

imperceptiveness1662

imperceivableness1666

imperceptibleness1673

imperceptivitya1680

1662 H. More Coll. Several Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p. xvi Neither Omnipotency nor Omnisciency acts in such cases, but this imperceptive Spirit of Nature. Whose Imperceptiveness is no..Obstacle to her natural and plastical Operations.

1857 C. M. Sedgwick Married or Single? v. 62 The obscurity of the room, and the imperceptiveness of Miss Clapp, favoured all parties.

1872 M. Roberts Women Last Days of France 254 With that imperceptiveness which children have, seeing nothing but what is straight before their eyes, the niece accepted the plan.

1918 St. J. G. Ervine Changing Winds iii. vii. 451 Not caring a damn. I don't think that's courage... It's simply insensibility... A sort of permanent imperceptiveness.

2001 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 4 Sept. 1 e The study cited 11 leadership flaws... Among them: impulsiveness, arrogance,..and imperceptiveness.

impercepˈtivity n. the quality or condition of being imperceptive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [noun]

invisibleness1530

invisibility1561

unperceivableness1611

unvisibleness1611

imperceptibility1612

inconspicuousness1624

undiscernibleness1645

undiscernableness1646

imperceptiveness1662

imperceivableness1666

imperceptibleness1673

imperceptivitya1680

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [noun]

discognisancec1475

imperception1644

imperceptiveness1662

imperceptivitya1680

non-perception1692

unconsciousness1712

imperceptibility1781

incognizancea1856

impercipience1882

no-mind1934

no-thought1949

no-mindness1959

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [noun] > quality of being imperceptible to senses

unperceivableness1611

imperceptibility1612

insensibility1635

undiscernibleness1645

undiscernableness1646

imperceptiveness1662

imperceivableness1666

imperceptibleness1673

imperceptivitya1680

a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 165 The third Objection touching the Imperceptivity of an extended Substance [sc. a Spirit].

1896 Punch 14 Mar. 124/1 Not reflecting (with female imperceptivity) that..this criticism applied to the portraitures of all alike.

2009 TDR 53 105 Her sensibility is contrasted with Wangeci's imperceptivity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperceptive
释义	imperceptiveadj. Brit. /ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪv/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˈsɛptɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix², perceptive adj. Etymology: < im- prefix² + perceptive adj. Compare earlier unperceiving adj. With sense 2 compare earlier imperceivable adj., imperceptible adj., unperceivable adj. 1. That does not or cannot perceive something; lacking in mental or sensory perception. Now esp.: lacking in insight or mental acuity; undiscerning.Also in predicative use with of, specifying the thing which is not perceived. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [adjective] unwittingc893 unweeting1303 senseless1560 weetless1579 witless1584 imperceptive1661 inconscious1678 unconscious1712 unminding1714 impercipient1733 unconscient1829 incognizant1837 uncognisant1860 incognitive1862 inconscient1885 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > disordered hearing > [adjective] > deaf > of ears imperceptive1880 1661 G. Rust Let. conc. Origen 79 That congruity..is more deeply pitch'd in her imperceptive powers. 1722 J. Smith Magistrate & Christian 31 That groundless conceit of the souls dying, or sleeping with the body, and continuing together in an imperceptive and inactive state 'till the last day. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 82 Not producible by any combination whatsoever of imperceptive and inactive ingredients. 1800 J. Rose Grand Chronol. Dispute 2 There are others who are, apparently, imperceptive of numeration, and, consequently, cannot determine betwixt a hundred and an unit. 1880 R. G. White Every-day Eng. 87 Thus is the ear..habitually dull and imperceptive in regard to the utterance of the lips. 1922 R. Ball Better Part ii. ii. 177 She began to examine more closely into things of which at first she had been almost imperceptive. 1973 P. Larkin Let. 8 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 477 One just writes off the hostile reviewers as jealous or imperceptive time servers. 2011 M. Miller Middle State iv. 46 Appearing academically to be his customary slow-witted, uncaring, imperceptive and unretentive self. †2. poetic and literary. That cannot be perceived; imperceptible. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] unseyenlyc1175 unsenec1200 unseeinga1300 invisible1340 unperceptiblea1398 unseeablea1400 unvisiblec1402 unsightablea1420 unsightyc1440 unperceivable?a1475 unsightfulc1480 imperceptible1536 secret1559 sightless1586 undiscernable1586 invised1609 viewlessa1616 imperceivablea1617 unspiablea1618 inconspicuous1624 undiscernible1624 inconspicablea1652 imperspicable1664 unperceptable1678 imperceptive1722 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > (naturally) imperceptible to senses unperceptiblea1398 unperceivable?a1475 imperceptible1536 undiscernable1586 imperceivablea1617 undiscernible1624 occult1650 unperceptable1678 imperceptive1722 supersensible1795 subsensible1858 supersensory1883 1722 E. Thomas Misc. Poems 15 How imperceptive Lines, just Rays dispense. 1790 H. Murphy Conquest Quebec ii. 49 Sound, that goddess,..Who imperceptive skims along the wind. 1876 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (1877) iv. 95 Like some fragrant scent in the air, which comes and goes..and rises and falls in imperceptive waves. Derivatives imperˈceptiveness n. inability to perceive; lack of perception or perceptiveness. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [noun] invisibleness1530 invisibility1561 unperceivableness1611 unvisibleness1611 imperceptibility1612 inconspicuousness1624 undiscernibleness1645 undiscernableness1646 imperceptiveness1662 imperceivableness1666 imperceptibleness1673 imperceptivitya1680 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [noun] discognisancec1475 imperception1644 imperceptiveness1662 imperceptivitya1680 non-perception1692 unconsciousness1712 imperceptibility1781 incognizancea1856 impercipience1882 no-mind1934 no-thought1949 no-mindness1959 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [noun] > quality of being imperceptible to senses unperceivableness1611 imperceptibility1612 insensibility1635 undiscernibleness1645 undiscernableness1646 imperceptiveness1662 imperceivableness1666 imperceptibleness1673 imperceptivitya1680 1662 H. More Coll. Several Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p. xvi Neither Omnipotency nor Omnisciency acts in such cases, but this imperceptive Spirit of Nature. Whose Imperceptiveness is no..Obstacle to her natural and plastical Operations. 1857 C. M. Sedgwick Married or Single? v. 62 The obscurity of the room, and the imperceptiveness of Miss Clapp, favoured all parties. 1872 M. Roberts Women Last Days of France 254 With that imperceptiveness which children have, seeing nothing but what is straight before their eyes, the niece accepted the plan. 1918 St. J. G. Ervine Changing Winds iii. vii. 451 Not caring a damn. I don't think that's courage... It's simply insensibility... A sort of permanent imperceptiveness. 2001 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 4 Sept. 1 e The study cited 11 leadership flaws... Among them: impulsiveness, arrogance,..and imperceptiveness. impercepˈtivity n. the quality or condition of being imperceptive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [noun] invisibleness1530 invisibility1561 unperceivableness1611 unvisibleness1611 imperceptibility1612 inconspicuousness1624 undiscernibleness1645 undiscernableness1646 imperceptiveness1662 imperceivableness1666 imperceptibleness1673 imperceptivitya1680 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [noun] discognisancec1475 imperception1644 imperceptiveness1662 imperceptivitya1680 non-perception1692 unconsciousness1712 imperceptibility1781 incognizancea1856 impercipience1882 no-mind1934 no-thought1949 no-mindness1959 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [noun] > quality of being imperceptible to senses unperceivableness1611 imperceptibility1612 insensibility1635 undiscernibleness1645 undiscernableness1646 imperceptiveness1662 imperceivableness1666 imperceptibleness1673 imperceptivitya1680 a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 165 The third Objection touching the Imperceptivity of an extended Substance [sc. a Spirit]. 1896 Punch 14 Mar. 124/1 Not reflecting (with female imperceptivity) that..this criticism applied to the portraitures of all alike. 2009 TDR 53 105 Her sensibility is contrasted with Wangeci's imperceptivity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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