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perceptive

[per-sep-tiv]

adjective

  1. having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition.

    a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. having the power or faculty of perceiving.

  3. of, relating to, or showing perception.



perceptive

/ ±čÉ™Ėˆ²õɛ±č³ŁÉŖ±¹ /

adjective

  1. quick at perceiving; observant

  2. perceptual

  3. able to perceive

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • perceptively adverb
  • perceptivity noun
  • perceptiveness noun
  • nonperceptive adjective
  • nonperceptively adverb
  • nonperceptiveness noun
  • nonperceptivity noun
  • self-perceptive adjective
  • semiperceptive adjective
  • unperceptive adjective
  • unperceptively adverb
  • ±č±š°łĖˆ³¦±š±č³Ł¾±±¹±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • ±č±š°łĖˆ³¦±š±č³Ł¾±±¹±š±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of perceptive1

1650–60; < Latin percept ( us ) ( percept ) + -ive
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Example Sentences

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The Hammer Museum presents the first United States institutional survey of figurative painter Noah Davis, highlighting his perceptive blend of realism and dreamlike imagery.

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He had a broad grin in Rome, but was also perceptive about what he has achieved.

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This is a very pertinent and perceptive question in the context of the current debate about engines in F1.

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One doesn’t expect Chekhovian subtlety, but a little more trust in the perceptive powers of the audience wouldn’t be amiss.

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The most perceptive joke to air on American television in the last 10 years goes something like this:

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