perceptive

[ per-sep-tiv ]
/ pərˈsɛp tɪv /

adjective

having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
having the power or faculty of perceiving.
of, relating to, or showing perception.

Origin of perceptive

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

OTHER WORDS FROM perceptive

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perceptive

perceptible perceptive

Example sentences from the Web for perceptiveness

  • He told, too, a good story, which shows the perceptiveness of Indians.

    With Manchesters in the East |Gerald B. Hurst
  • All this is not Japanese, but from such accident is Japanese art inspired, with its good luck of perceptiveness.

    The Colour of Life |Alice Meynell
  • Bully Rawson, with all his faults, had the saving grace of perceptiveness, wherefore the bright idea remained unpropounded.

    A Secret of the Lebombo |Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for perceptiveness

perceptive
/ (pəˈsɛptɪv) /

adjective

quick at perceiving; observant
perceptual
able to perceive

Derived forms of perceptive

perceptively, adverb perceptiveness or perceptivity, noun

Medical definitions for perceptiveness

perceptive
[ pər-sĕptĭv ]

adj.

Of or relating to perception.
Having the ability to perceive.
Keenly discerning.

Other words from perceptive

per′cep•tivi•ty (pûr′sĕp-tĭvĭ-tē) n.