Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The faculty of perception.
- noun Readiness to acquire knowledge from sensations.
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- noun The state of being
perceptive ;acumen ,discernment ,insight
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- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
- noun perception of that which is obscure
- noun the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
- noun a feeling of understanding
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Examples
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[T] he film's perceptiveness is frequently bracing, capturing the way starry-eyed proclamations and promises can foreshadow uglier truths, and - as in a sterling underplayed scene - the means by which simple gestures such as asking a girlfriend to call your relatives on your behalf can signal a momentous shift in trust and togetherness.
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Hopefully Tadpole’s perceptiveness is advanced for her age …
words of wisdom 2009
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Quantitatively, though, the vast majority of cases involve the interpretation of ordinary laws, many of them dauntingly convoluted, many others festooned with decades of glosses by judges of varying perceptiveness writing opinions of varying clarity.
Law 2010
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Not about fighting abroad, but about telling the truth about it at home, and about listening to that truth, the film takes us inside a workshop for returning veterans led by Michael Meade, who has worked with Robert Bly and who is praised for "his hypnotic and fiery storytelling, street savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths...."
Craig K. Comstock: Welcoming Warriors Home: The Film Craig K. Comstock 2011
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Her mind, her sense of curiosity, her perceptiveness, her sensitivity, and her enjoyment of what she did were extraordinary.
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Quantitatively, though, the vast majority of cases involve the interpretation of ordinary laws, many of them dauntingly convoluted, many others festooned with decades of glosses by judges of varying perceptiveness writing opinions of varying clarity.
Apprentice Kagan 2010
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So, like any good Washington pundit who imagines that proximity translates into perceptiveness, I feel entirely qualified to look into the president's eyes to get a sense of his soul.
John Feffer: Barack Obama's Secret State of the Union John Feffer 2011
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Not about fighting abroad, but about telling the truth about it at home, and about listening to that truth, the film takes us inside a workshop for returning veterans led by Michael Meade, who has worked with Robert Bly and who is praised for "his hypnotic and fiery storytelling, street savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths...."
Craig K. Comstock: Welcoming Warriors Home: The Film Craig K. Comstock 2011
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Sylvanshine's intuitive perceptiveness is melded with the related talent of another character, the ability to count the number of words in any speech or conversation: I've said 2,742 words right now since I started.
A Cure for Head-Exploding Brilliance James Campbell 2011
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Based on Irving Stone's popular book, Vincente Minnelli's beautiful, vibrant film tracks Van Gogh's tragic journey into obsessive madness with unusual perceptiveness and insight.
John Farr: Kirk Douglas Turns 95! John Farr 2011
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