perceptive

CEFRC1

/pəˈsɛptɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Good at noticing and understanding things quickly.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A supposed organ of the brain, dealing with concrete observations of reality.

Examples

  • Too much alcohol paralyzes our perceptive powers.

  • Tom is a very perceptive man.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

More examples

In context

  • He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.

  • Then why not subdivide the reflectives and perceptives into distinct organs having special relations to external objects, as well as divide the intellect into a reflective and a perceptive portion?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank detective immediately noticed the small clue at the crime scene this morning.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin perceptīvus.