Perceptiveness
[per-sep-tiv] /pərˈsɛp tɪv/
adjective
1.
having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition:
a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
2.
having the power or faculty of .
3.
of, relating to, or showing .
/pəˈsɛptɪv/
adjective
1.
quick at perceiving; observant
2.
perceptual
3.
able to perceive
adj.
1650s, from Latin percept-, past participle stem of percipere (see perceive) + -ive. In reference to intelligence from 1860. From mid-15c. as the name of a type of optical instrument. Related: Perceptively; perceptiveness.
perceptive per·cep·tive (pər-sěp’tĭv)
adj.
per’cep·tiv’i·ty (pûr’sěp-tĭv’ĭ-tē) or per·cep’tive·ness n.
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