Associations to the word «Perceptive»

Wiktionary

PERCEPTIVE, adjective. Having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition

Dictionary definition

PERCEPTIVE, adjective. Of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties".
PERCEPTIVE, adjective. Having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.