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Antonyms for perceptiveness

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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for perceptiveness

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