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perceptive
- /pəˈsɛptɪv/ UK
- /pɚˈsɛptɪv/ US
Rhymes with -ɛptɪv
Where it comes from
From Latin perceptīvus.
adjective more perceptive · most perceptive
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Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.
Similar: percipient, poignant
noun perceptives
- A supposed organ of the brain, dealing with concrete observations of reality. Then why not subdivide the reflectives and perceptives into distinct organs having special relations to external objects, as well as divide the intellect into a reflective and a perceptive portion?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: apperceptive, discerning, insightful, discriminating, sharp-eyed, understanding, quick-sighted, observing, incisive, acute, observant, subtle, keen, apprehensive, penetrative, penetrating
Translations
Every language
adj having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
| Español | perspicaz |
|---|---|
| Português | perspicaz, perceptivo |
| Français | perspicace, pertinent, perceptif |
| Deutsch | scharfsinnig, einfühlsam |
| Italiano | perspicace, acuto |
| Ελληνικά | οξυδερκής oxyderkís |
| Română | perspicace, perceptiv |
| Русский | восприи́мчивый vospriímčivyj |
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