unperceptive

[per-sep-tiv]

per·cep·tive

[per-sep-tiv]
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; < Latin percept(us) (see percept) + -ive

per·cep·tive·ly, adverb
per·cep·tiv·i·ty, per·cep·tive·ness, noun
non·per·cep·tive, adjective
non·per·cep·tive·ly, adverb
non·per·cep·tive·ness, noun
EXPAND
non·per·cep·tiv·i·ty, noun
self-per·cep·tive, adjective
sem·i·per·cep·tive, adjective
un·per·cep·tive, adjective
un·per·cep·tive·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

perceptible, perceptive.


1. discerning, sensitive, keen, astute.

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WordNet
unperceptive

adjective
1. lacking perception; "as unperceptive as a boulder" [ant: perceptive
2. lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment 
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