WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•cep•tive /pɚˈsɛptɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. having or showing perception:perceptive students who quickly saw what we were getting at.
per•cep•tive•ly, adv. 
per•cep•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]See -cep-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•cep•tive  (pər sep′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition:a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
  2. having the power or faculty of perceiving.
  3. of, pertaining to, or showing perception.
  • Latin percept(us) (see percept) + -ive
  • 1650–60
per•cep′tive•ly, adv. 
per′cep•tiv′i•ty, per•cep′tive•ness, n. 
    1. discerning, sensitive, keen, astute.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
perceptive /pəˈsɛptɪv/ adj
  1. quick at perceiving; observant
  2. perceptual
  3. able to perceive
perˈceptively adv perˈceptiveness, ˌpercepˈtivity n
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