perceptive

adj, noun — 2 senses

perceptive

adj

UK /pəˈsɛptɪv/ · US /pɚˈsɛptɪv/

Etymology From Latin perceptīvus.

1

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

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

Synonyms: poignant
Derived terms: imperceptive, metaperceptive, misperceptive, nonperceptive, perceptiveness, photoperceptive, unperceptive, visuoperceptive
Related terms: perceive, perception, perceptivity, perceptively

perceptive

noun

Etymology From Latin perceptīvus.

1

Human sciences, Medicine, Phrenology, Psychology, Sciences A supposed organ of the brain, dealing with concrete observations of reality.

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?1872, The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated, page 13:

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