Meaning of PERCEPTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | pur'septiv
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- [adj] having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
- [adj] of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"
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| | Synonyms: | | acute, apperceptive, apprehensive, discerning, discriminating, incisive, insightful, keen, knifelike, observant, observing, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, quick-sighted, sharp, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted, subtle, understanding |
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| | Antonyms: | | unperceiving, unperceptive | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. perceptif.]
Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having
the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception. ``His
perceptive and reflective faculties.'' --Motley.
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| | Related Terms: | | acute, alert, alive, alive to, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, argute, astute, attentive, aware, cogent, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, discerning, farseeing, farsighted, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, gnostic, impressible, impressionable, impressive, incisive, insightful, intelligent, judicious, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, longheaded, longsighted, mindful, observant, omniscient, on the ball, penetrating, percipient, perspicacious, perspicuous, piercing, prehensile, prehensive, provident, quick, quick-witted, receptive, responsive, sagacious, sage, sensible, sensile, sensitive, sensitive to, sentient, sharp, shrewd, sophic, susceptible, susceptive, trenchant, understanding, wise |
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