1
[ adjective ] of or relating to perception

Examples

"perceptive faculties"

Used in print

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

Hereby , the external object viewed by the eyes remains the thing that is seen , not the retinal image , the purpose of which would be to achieve perceptive cooperation by stirring sympathetic impulses in the other sensory centers , motor tensions , associated word symbols , and consciousness .

Related terms

sensing

2
[ adjective ] having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment

Examples

"a perceptive eye" "a perceptive observation"

Used in print

(Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)

A perceptive journalist , Sam_Lubell , has phrased it in the title of one of his books as The Revolt Of The Moderates .

Related terms

unperceptive acute understanding observant insightful quick-sighted subtle apperceptive apprehensive

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

perceptively percept perceive perceptible perceiver perceived perceptivity perception perceptibly percipient perceptual Percophidae perceptually perceivable perceiving

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