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perceptiveness

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per·cep·tive  (pr-sptv)
adj.
1. Of or relating to perception: perceptive faculties.
2.
a. Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
b. Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.

per·ceptive·ly adv.
percep·tivi·ty (pûrsp-tv-t), per·ceptive·ness (pr-sptv-ns) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.perceptiveness - a feeling of understanding
sensibility - refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility"
2.perceptiveness - delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
discrimination, secernment - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
connoisseurship, vertu, virtu - love of or taste for fine objects of art
vogue, style, trend - the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
delicacy, discretion - refined taste; tact
culture - the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
3.perceptiveness - perception of that which is obscure
perception - knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
4.perceptiveness - the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
sensitiveness, sensitivity - the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
unperceptiveness - the lack of insight and sympathetic understanding
Translations
perceptiveness [pəˈseptɪvnɪs] N (= insight) → perspicacia f, agudeza f; (= ability to perceive) → facultad f perceptiva
perceptiveness
n (of person) (= quickness to see/hear/smell)Aufmerksamkeit f; (= quick realization)Scharfsinnigkeit f; (of analysis, speech, study)Erkenntnisreichtum m, → Scharfsinnigkeit f; (of argument)Einsichtigkeit f


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