penetrating
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pen·e·trat·ing
(pĕn′ĭ-trā′tĭng)adj.
1. Able or seeming to penetrate: The penetrating odor of garlic soon filled the entire apartment.
2. Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute: The lecture provided penetrating insight into foreign affairs.
pen′e·trat′ing·ly adv.
penetrating
(ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtɪŋ)adj
tending to or able to penetrate: a penetrating mind; a penetrating voice.
ˈpeneˌtratingly adv
pen•e•trat•ing
(ˈpɛn ɪˌtreɪ tɪŋ)adj.
1. able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp.
2. acute; discerning: a penetrating remark.
[1590–1600]
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" |
2. | penetrating - tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" sharp - having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" |
penetrating
adjective
1. sharp, harsh, piercing, carrying, piping, loud, intrusive, strident, shrill, high-pitched, ear-splitting Her voice was nasal and penetrating.
sharp sweet, dull, mild, blunt
sharp sweet, dull, mild, blunt
2. pungent, biting, strong, powerful, sharp, heady, pervasive, aromatic a most wonderful penetrating smell and taste
3. piercing, cutting, biting, sharp, freezing, fierce, stinging, frosty, bitterly cold, artic A raw, penetrating wind was blowing in off the plain
4. intelligent, quick, sharp, keen, critical, acute, profound, discriminating, shrewd, discerning, astute, perceptive, incisive, sharp-witted, perspicacious, sagacious a penetrating mind
intelligent stupid, dull, shallow, indifferent, apathetic, obtuse, uncomprehending
intelligent stupid, dull, shallow, indifferent, apathetic, obtuse, uncomprehending
5. perceptive, searching, sharp, keen, alert, probing, discerning a penetrating stare
perceptive unperceptive
perceptive unperceptive
penetrating
adjectiveTranslations
حادَّهخارِق، نافِذ
pronikavý
gennemborendegennemtrængende
hávær, skarpurnístandi
içe işleyentiz
penetrating
adj
(= perceptive) gaze → durchdringend; insight, person → scharfsinnig; question, analysis → treffend; interview → tief gehend; a penetrating mind → ein scharfer Verstand
penetrating
[ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtɪŋ] adj (look, sound) → penetrante; (question) → acuto/a; (person, mind) → perspicacepenetrate
(ˈpenitreit) verb to move, go or make a way into, past, or through (something). The bullet penetrated his shoulder; Their minds could not penetrate the mystery.
ˈpenetrating adjective1. (of a voice, sound etc) loud and clear; easily heard. a penetrating voice.
2. (of a glance, stare etc) hard and searching, as if trying, or able, to see into a person's mind. a penetrating glance.
ˈpenetratingly adverbˌpeneˈtration noun
penetrating
a. [as a pain] penetrante, agudo-a.