PERCEPTIVE


Meaning of PERCEPTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˈsep-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 1656

1. : responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning

a perceptive eye

2.

a. : capable of or exhibiting keen perception : observant

a perceptive scholar

b. : characterized by sympathetic understanding or insight

• per·cep·tive·ly adverb

• per·cep·tive·ness noun

• per·cep·tiv·i·ty (ˌ)pər-ˌsep-ˈti-və-tē noun

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