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[ per-sep-tiv ] / pərˈsɛp tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perceptive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved. having the power or faculty of perceiving. of, relating to, or showing perception. Origin of perceptive1650–60; <Latin percept(us) (see percept) + -ive SYNONYMS FOR perceptive1 discerning, sensitive, keen, astute. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perceptive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM perceptiveper·cep·tive·ly, adverbper·cep·tiv·i·ty, per·cep·tive·ness, nounnon·per·cep·tive, adjectivenon·per·cep·tive·ly, adverb non·per·cep·tive·ness, nounnon·per·cep·tiv·i·ty, nounself-per·cep·tive, adjectivesem·i·per·cep·tive, adjectiveun·per·cep·tive, adjectiveun·per·cep·tive·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perceptiveperceptible, perceptive Words nearby perceptivepercent sign, per centum, percept, perceptible, perception, perceptive, perceptual, perceptual defence, perceptual mapping, Perceval, perch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perceptiveAnd, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird. Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Yet his narrative is gripping, perceptive, and moving at times, even if his conclusions are highly debatable. How Gary Hart Became the First Political Sex Scandal Casualty|Lloyd Grove|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perceptive fiction has always been a venue for society to ruminate on the moral issues of the day. ‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Willa is a wonderfully smart and funny and perceptive and engaging little kid. My Daughter Is Bossy—But Don’t Call Her That|Sally Kohn|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the perceptive, Christmas helps us see those around us for the gifts they truly are. The True Gifts of Christmas Are Life, Love, and the Mystery of God|Joshua DuBois|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Mr. Bender participated thus at his perceptive ease in the exposed aristocratic illusion. Lionel Verner's perceptive faculties were tolerably developed. Verner's Pride|Mrs. Henry Wood Dick perhaps was the least perceptive and therefore the happiest of the party. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."|G.J. Whyte-Melville He has often told me that the great keeness of his perceptive faculties were often painful to him. The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield|Emma Elizabeth Brown Her talents were many, and her perceptive faculties were good.
British Dictionary definitions for perceptive
adjectivequick at perceiving; observant perceptual able to perceive Derived forms of perceptiveperceptively, adverbperceptiveness or perceptivity, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perceptiveknowing, penetrating, wise, intuitive, incisive, observant, knowledgeable, discerning, discreet, astute, insightful, acute, awake, aware, brainy, conscious, judicious, keen, perspicacious, quick Medical definitions for perceptive
adj.Of or relating to perception. Having the ability to perceive. Keenly discerning. Other words from perceptiveper′cep•tiv′i•ty (pûr′sĕp-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |