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Received-Pronunciation:
/pəˈsɛptɪv/
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General-American:
/pɚˈsɛptɪv/
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CMU ARPABET:
P ER0 S EH1 P T IH0 V
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Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.
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Antonyms: none provided
A supposed organ of the brain, dealing with concrete observations of reality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, phrenology, psychology, sciences
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having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a perceptive eye a perceptive observation
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Antonyms: unperceptive
of or relating to perception
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
възприемчив
(vǎzpriemčiv)
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Bulgarian :
схватлив
(shvatliv)
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Catalan :
aperceptiu
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Czech :
vnímavý
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Danish :
opmærksom
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Danish :
klarsynet
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Dutch :
opmerkzaam
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Dutch :
scherpzinnig
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Esperanto :
akrasenta
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Finnish :
havaintokykyinen
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Finnish :
tarkkanäköinen
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Finnish :
terävä
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
French :
perspicace
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
French :
pertinent
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
French :
perceptif
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
German :
scharfsinnig
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
German :
einfühlsam
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Greek :
οξυδερκής
(oxyderkís)
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Ancient Greek :
αἰσθητικός
(aisthētikós)
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
értelmes
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
éles eszű
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
éles szemű
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
jó szemű
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
figyelmes
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
jó felfogású
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
gyors felfogóképességű
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
jó megfigyelő
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Hungarian :
jó megfigyelőképességű
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Irish :
airitheach
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Irish :
braiteach
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Irish :
céadfach
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Irish :
céadfaíoch
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Irish :
grinn
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Irish :
léirsteanach
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Irish :
mothaitheach
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Italian :
perspicace
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Italian :
acuto
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Latin :
sagāx
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Latin :
perceptīvus
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Latin :
perspicāx
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Macedonian :
про́никлив
(prónikliv)
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Macedonian :
воспри́емчив
(vospríemčiv)
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Portuguese :
perspicaz
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Portuguese :
perceptivo
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Romanian :
perspicace
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Romanian :
perceptiv
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Russian :
восприи́мчивый
(vospriímčivyj)
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Spanish :
perspicaz
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Swedish :
insiktsfull
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Swedish :
klarsynt
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Tagalog :
watasin
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
Turkish :
idrak sahibi
— having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition