perceptive

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈsɛptɪv/
(General American) IPA^(key): /pɚˈsɛptɪv/
Rhymes: -ɛptɪv

Adjective

perceptive (comparative more perceptive, superlative most perceptive)

Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.

Related terms

Translations

having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition

Bulgarian: възприемчив (bg) (vǎzpriemčiv), схватлив (bg) (shvatliv)
Czech: vnímavý m
Danish: opmærksom (da), klarsynet
Dutch: opmerkzaam (nl), scherpzinnig (nl)
Esperanto: akrasenta
Finnish: havaintokykyinen, tarkkanäköinen (fi), terävä (fi)
French: perspicace (fr), pertinent (fr)
German: scharfsinnig (de), einfühlsam (de)
Greek: οξυδερκής (el) (oxyderkís)
Ancient: αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)
Hungarian: értelmes (hu), éles eszű, éles szemű, jó szemű, figyelmes (hu), jó felfogású, gyors felfogóképességű, jó megfigyelő, jó megfigyelőképességű
Irish: airitheach, braiteach, céadfach, céadfaíoch, grinn, léirsteanach, mothaitheach
Italian: perspicace (it), acuto (it)
Latin: sagāx
Macedonian: про́никлив (prónikliv), воспри́емчив (vospríemčiv)
Portuguese: perspicaz (pt), perceptivo (pt) (Brazil)
Romanian: perspicace (ro), perceptiv (ro)
Russian: восприи́мчивый (ru) (vospriímčivyj)
Spanish: perspicaz (es)
Swedish: insiktsfull (sv), klarsynt (sv)
Tagalog: watasin
Turkish: idrak sahibi

Anagrams

preceptive

French

Adjective

perceptive

feminine singular of perceptif

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