Perceptive

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  perceptive \per*cep"tive\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]p"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.
     perceptif.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having
        the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception.
        "His perceptive and reflective faculties." --Motley.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Possesing or exhibiting a high degree of understanding,
        insight, intuition, or analytical skill; as, he gave a
        perceptive analysis of the situation.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  perceptive
       adj 1: of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"
       2: having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in
          discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive
          observation" [ant: {unperceptive}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "perceptive":
     acute, alert, alive, alive to, all-knowing, apperceptive,
     appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, argute, astute,
     attentive, aware, cogent, cognizant, comprehending, conscious,
     discerning, farseeing, farsighted, foreseeing, foresighted,
     forethoughted, forethoughtful, gnostic, impressible,
     impressionable, impressive, incisive, insightful, intelligent,
     judicious, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, longheaded, longsighted,
     mindful, observant, omniscient, on the ball, penetrating,
     percipient, perspicacious, perspicuous, piercing, prehensile,
     prehensive, provident, quick, quick-witted, receptive, responsive,
     sagacious, sage, sensible, sensile, sensitive, sensitive to,
     sentient, sharp, shrewd, sophic, susceptible, susceptive,
     trenchant, understanding, wise