perceptive

perceptive

English

Etymology

From Latin perceptīvus. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “By what means? A borrowing? Perhaps through Old French and Middle English?”)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈsɛptɪv/
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  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɚˈsɛptɪv/
  • Rhymes: -ɛptɪv

Adjective

perceptive (comparative more perceptive, superlative most perceptive)

  1. Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
    He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.

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Adjective

perceptive

  1. feminine singular of perceptif