perceptive
[per-sep-tiv]
- having 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.
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Origin of perceptive
Synonyms
See more synonyms for perceptive on Thesaurus.com1. discerning, sensitive, keen, astute.
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He told, too, a good story, which shows the perceptiveness of Indians.
With Manchesters in the EastGerald B. Hurst
Bully Rawson, with all his faults, had the saving grace of perceptiveness, wherefore the bright idea remained unpropounded.
A Secret of the LebomboBertram Mitford
All this is not Japanese, but from such accident is Japanese art inspired, with its good luck of perceptiveness.
The Colour of LifeAlice Meynell
perceptive
- quick at perceiving; observant
- perceptual
- able to perceive
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
perceptive
(pər-sĕp′tĭv)- Of or relating to perception.
- Having the ability to perceive.
- Keenly discerning.
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