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Vinony

perceptive

adjective

  1. aware, sensitive to perception
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pəˈsɛptɪv/ / /pɚˈsɛptɪv/

adj

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.”

noun

Etymology: From Latin perceptīvus.

  1. 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?”