PERCEPTIVE


Meaning of PERCEPTIVE in English

/ pəˈseptɪv; NAmE pərˈs-/ adjective

1.

( approving ) having or showing the ability to see or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious :

a highly perceptive comment

It was very perceptive of you to notice that.

2.

connected with seeing, hearing and understanding :

our innate perceptive abilities

►  per·cep·tive·ly adverb

►  per·cep·tive·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin perceptivus , from percept- received, understood, from the verb percipere seize, understand, from per- entirely + capere take.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.