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- Dictionaryperceptive/pəˈsɛptɪv/
adjective
- 1. having or showing sensitive insight: "an extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship"
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The meaning of PERCEPTIVE is responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning. How to use perceptive in a sentence.
PERCEPTIVE definition: 1. very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice: 2. very good at…. Learn more.
If you describe a person or their remarks or thoughts as perceptive, you think that they are good at noticing or realizing things, especially things that are not obvious. He was a most perceptive political commentator.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word perceptive, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
PERCEPTIVE meaning: 1. very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice: 2. very good at…. Learn more.
Definition of perceptive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (approving) having or showing the ability to see or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious. It was very perceptive of you to notice that. The article gives a perceptive analysis of the way bureaucracies work.
If someone calls you perceptive, they mean you are good at understanding things or figuring things out. Perceptive people are insightful, intelligent, and able to see what others cannot.
A complete guide to the word "PERCEPTIVE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
PERCEPTIVE definition: quick to notice or understand things: . Learn more.
Define perceptive. perceptive synonyms, perceptive pronunciation, perceptive translation, English dictionary definition of perceptive. discerning, sensitive, keen, astute; showing insight or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the challenges Not to be confused with: preceptive – of or...
