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单词 perceptive
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perceptive

adjective

per·​cep·​tive pər-ˈsep-tiv How to pronounce perceptive (audio)
1
: responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
a perceptive eye
2
a
: capable of or exhibiting keen perception : observant
a perceptive scholar
b
: characterized by sympathetic understanding or insight
perceptively adverb
perceptiveness noun
perceptivity
(ˌ)pər-ˌsep-ˈti-və-tē How to pronounce perceptive (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • acute
  • delicate
  • fine
  • keen
  • quick
  • sensitive
  • sharp
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Example Sentences

He is a very perceptive young man. due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound
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Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

perceptive

adjective

per·​cep·​tive pər-ˈsep-tiv How to pronounce perceptive (audio)
: responsive to sensory stimulus
a perceptive eye

perceptive

adjective

1
as in sensitive
able to sense slight impressions or differences due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sensitive
  • keen
  • quick
  • acute
  • sharp
  • accurate
  • delicate
  • subtle
  • precise
  • sensible
  • discerning
  • good
  • receptive
  • fine
  • piercing
  • clear
  • hypersensitive
  • supersensitive
  • oversensitive
  • hair-trigger
  • hyperacute

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bad
  • dull
  • insensitive
  • dulled
  • fading
  • dead
  • insensible
  • imperceptive
  • numb
  • deadened
  • inaccurate
  • dimmed
  • imprecise
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2
as in wise
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge a perceptive therapist was able to discover what was really troubling the youth

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • wise
  • insightful
  • prudent
  • sagacious
  • intelligent
  • thoughtful
  • discerning
  • brilliant
  • clever
  • experienced
  • sage
  • scholarly
  • perspicacious
  • sapient
  • smart
  • keen
  • astute
  • acute
  • penetrating
  • literate
  • knowledgeable
  • percipient
  • quick
  • erudite
  • reflective
  • cerebral
  • brainy
  • discriminating
  • shrewd
  • discriminative
  • bright
  • sharp
  • nimble
  • learned
  • quick-witted
  • contemplative
  • clearheaded
  • piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unperceptive
  • unwise
  • obtuse
  • dense
  • purblind
  • dull
  • unintelligent
  • dumb
  • simple
  • stupid
  • thoughtless
  • foolish
  • slow
  • idiotic
  • silly
  • witless
  • moronic
  • imbecilic
  • imbecile
  • brainless
  • feebleminded
  • undiscriminating
  • woodenheaded
  • idiotical
  • slow-witted
  • knuckleheaded
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