Dictionary Definition
perceptive adj
1 of or relating to perception; "perceptive
faculties"
2 having the ability to perceive or understand;
keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
[ant: unperceptive]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /pərˈsɛptɪv/Adjective
- having or showing keenness of perception, insight,
understanding, or intuition
- He is so perceptive when it comes to other peoples' feelings.
Related terms
Translations
having or showing keenness of perception,
insight, understanding, or intuition
- Dutch: opmerkzaam
- Finnish: havaintokykyinen, tarkkanäköinen, terävä
- Italian: perspicace, acuto
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acute,
alert, alive, alive to, all-knowing,
apperceptive,
appercipient,
apprehending,
apprehensive,
argute, astute, attentive, aware, cogent, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, discerning, farseeing, farsighted, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, gnostic, impressible, impressionable, impressive, incisive, insightful, intelligent, judicious, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, longheaded, longsighted, mindful, observant, omniscient, on the ball,
penetrating,
percipient, perspicacious, perspicuous, piercing, prehensile, prehensive, provident, quick, quick-witted, receptive, responsive, sagacious, sage, sensible, sensile, sensitive, sensitive to,
sentient, sharp, shrewd, sophic, susceptible, susceptive, trenchant, understanding, wise