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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : per-sep-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsɛp tɪv |
Definition of perceptiveness
Origin :- 1650s, from Latin percept-, past participle stem of percipere (see perceive) + -ive. In reference to intelligence from 1860. From mid-15c. as the name of a type of optical instrument. Related: Perceptively; perceptiveness.
- noun discernment
- He told, too, a good story, which shows the perceptiveness of Indians.
- Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
- Bully Rawson, with all his faults, had the saving grace of perceptiveness, wherefore the bright idea remained unpropounded.
- Extract from : « A Secret of the Lebombo » by Bertram Mitford
- All this is not Japanese, but from such accident is Japanese art inspired, with its good luck of perceptiveness.
- Extract from : « The Colour of Life » by Alice Meynell
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