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- Dictionaryper·cep·tive/pərˈseptiv/
adjective
- 1. having or showing sensitive insight: "an extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship"
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PERCEPTIVE definition: 1. very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice: 2. very good at…. Learn more.
The meaning of PERCEPTIVE is responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning. How to use perceptive in a sentence.
If someone calls you perceptive, they mean you are good at understanding things or figuring things out. Perceptive people are insightful, intelligent, and able to see what others cannot.
Perceptive definition: having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition. See examples of PERCEPTIVE used in a sentence.
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.
(approving) having or showing the ability to see or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious It was very perceptive of you to notice that. The article gives a perceptive analysis of the way bureaucracies work.
PERCEPTIVE meaning: 1. very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice: 2. very good at…. Learn more.
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.
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.
per•cep•tive (pər sep′ tiv), adj. having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved. having the power or faculty of perceiving. of, pertaining to, or showing perception. Latin percept (us) (see percept) + - ive.
