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per·cep·tive

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–adjective

1.	having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.

2.	having the power or faculty of perceiving.

3.	of, pertaining to, or showing perception.

[Origin: 1650–60; < L percept(us) (see percept) + -ive

]

—Related forms

per·cep·tive·ly, adverb

per·cep·tiv·i·ty, per·cep·tive·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. discerning, sensitive, keen, astute.

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per·cep·tive Audio Help (pər-sěp'tĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of or relating to perception: perceptive faculties.
1. Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
2. Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.

per·cep'tive·ly adv., per'cep·tiv'i·ty (pûr'sěp-tĭv'ĭ-tē), per·cep'tive·ness (pər-sěp'tĭv-nĭs) n.

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perceptive
adjective
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: unperceiving]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
perˈceptive [-tiv] adjective

able to see, understand etc clearly
Example: a very perceptive man

Arabic:	مُدرِك، ذو قُدْرَه عَلى الفَهْم والإحْساس
Chinese (Simplified):	有洞察力的，有理解力的
Chinese (Traditional):	有洞察力的，有理解力的
Czech:	vnímavý
Danish:	intelligent
Dutch:	scherpzinnig
Estonian:	selgepilguline
Finnish:	tarkkanäköinen
French:	perspicace
German:	wahrnehmend
Greek:	οξυδερκής
Hungarian:	gyorsan reagáló, gyors, *jó felfogóképességű
Icelandic:	næmur, skarpskyggn
Indonesian:	perseptif
Italian:	perspicace

Japanese:	鋭敏な
Korean:	지각력있는
Latvian:	saprotošs; ar asu uztveri
Lithuanian:	pastabus, nuovokus, įžvalgus
Norwegian:	våken, rask i oppfatningen
Polish:	spostrzegawczy
Portuguese (Brazil):	perspicaz
Portuguese (Portugal):	perspicaz
Romanian:	perspicace
Russian:	понятливый
Slovak:	vnímavý
Slovenian:	bistroviden
Spanish:	perspicaz, agudo
Swedish:	insiktsfull, klarsynt, lyhörd
Turkish:	anlayışlı, kavrayışlı

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

perceptive per·cep·tive (pər-sěp'tĭv)
adj.

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

per'cep·tiv'i·ty (pûr'sěp-tĭv'ĭ-tē) or per·cep'tive·ness n.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: per·cep·tive
Pronunciation: p&r-'sep-tiv
Function: adjective
: responsive to sensory stimulus perceptive eye> —per·cep·tive·ly adverb —per·cep·tive·ness noun —per·cep·tiv·i·ty /(")p&r-"sep-'tiv-&t-E/ noun plural -ties

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Perceptive

Per*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. perceptif.] Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception. "His perceptive and reflective faculties." --Motley.

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