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- DictionaryPer·cep·tive/pərˈseptiv/
adjective
- 1. having or showing sensitive insight: "an extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship"
The meaning of PERCEPTIVE is responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning. How to use perceptive in a sentence.
PERCEPTIVE definition: 1. very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice: 2. very good at…. Learn more.
having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved. Synonyms: astute, keen, sensitive, discerning. having the power or faculty of perceiving. of, relating to, or showing perception.
PERCEPTIVE meaning: 1. very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice: 2. very good at…. Learn more.
adjective. /pəˈseptɪv/ /pərˈseptɪv/ Word Family. (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. The article gives a perceptive analysis of the way bureaucracies work. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
If you describe a person or their remarks or thoughts as perceptive, you think that they are good at noticing or realizing things, especially things that are not obvious. He was a most perceptive political commentator.
perceptive. discerning, sensitive, keen, astute; showing insight or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the challenges. Not to be confused with: preceptive – of or expressing a principle or rule regarding conduct; didactic; mandatory; instructive: a preceptive notice.
