imperceptive

[im-per-sep-tiv]

adjective

1. not perceptive; lacking perception.

imperceptive

/ ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪv /

adjective

1. lacking in perception; obtuse

Other Word Forms

• imperceptivity noun
• imperceptiveness noun
• imperceptively adverb
• imperception noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of imperceptive¹

First recorded in 1655–65; im- ² + perceptive

Example Sentences

She was flinty in a way that the willfully imperceptive could easily mistake for chipper.

From New York Times

Our only full confidence is that the NFL will never stop being duplicitous, hypocritical and imperceptive.

From Washington Times

Ye would gaze on God With imperceptive blankness up the stars, And mutter, "Why, God, hast thou made us thus?"

From Project Gutenberg

What a poor maimed creature, to be so blind, so imperceptive, to the greatest thing in the world!

From Project Gutenberg

This to my critic was a proof that Mr. Strachey was imperceptive and vulgar—“common” the ugly word is.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• arcane 
• equivocal 
• incomprehensible 
• uncertain 
• unclear 
• unintelligible 
• vague