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- [per-sep-tiv]
- /pərˈsɛp tɪv/
- /pəˈsep.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-sep-tiv]
- /pərˈsɛp tɪv/
Definitions of perceptive word
- adjective perceptive having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved. 1
- adjective perceptive having the power or faculty of perceiving. 1
- adjective perceptive of, relating to, or showing perception. 1
- adjective perceptive person: insightful 1
- adjective perceptive speech, action: insightful 1
- adjective perceptive If you describe a person or their remarks or thoughts as perceptive, you think that they are good at noticing or realizing things, especially things that are not obvious. 0
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Origin of perceptive
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin percept(us) (see percept) + -ive
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Parts of speech for Perceptive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perceptive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perceptive
adj perceptive
- acceptive — ready or willing to accept
- advertent — paying attention; heedful
- affectable — having the ability to be influenced or affected by something
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
adjective perceptive
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- argute — (of sounds) shrill
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- astute — If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
adverb perceptive
- indiscriminatingly — In an indiscriminating manner.
Antonyms for perceptive
adj perceptive
- gullible — easily deceived or cheated.
adjective perceptive
- imperceptive — not perceptive; lacking perception.
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