perceptive

[ per-sep-tiv ]
/ pərˈsɛp tɪv /
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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

Words nearby perceptive

percenter, percentile, percept, perceptible, perception, perceptive, perceptual, perceptual defence, perceptual mapping, perceval, perch

Words related to unperceptive

careless, dull, heedless, ignorant, inattentive, inconsiderate, indiscriminate, injudicious, insensitive, myopic, nearsighted, neglectful, oblivious, purblind, thoughtless, unaware, uncomprehending, unconscious, unmindful, unseeing

Example sentences from the Web for unperceptive

  • Even to Gilfain's unperceptive mind the opening for a sweeping lie seemed a trifle too wide.

    The Three Sapphires |W. A. Fraser

  • Disquiet was in the air, and Char knew that only the unperceptive Trevellyan was unaware of an impending crisis.

    The War-Workers |E.M. Delafield

British Dictionary definitions for unperceptive

perceptive
/ (pəˈsɛptɪv) /

adjective

quick at perceiving; observant
perceptual
able to perceive

Derived forms of perceptive

perceptively, adverb perceptiveness or perceptivity, noun

Medical definitions for unperceptive

perceptive
[ pər-sĕp′tĭv ]

adj.

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

Other words from perceptive

per′cep•tiv′i•ty (pûr′sĕp-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.