Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
of or relating to perception;
- Example: "perceptive faculties"2.
having the ability to perceive or understand;
keen in discernment;
- Example: "a perceptive eye"- Example: "a perceptive observation"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
perceptive \per*cep"tive\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]p"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.
perceptif.]
1. Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having
the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception.
"His perceptive and reflective faculties." --Motley.
[1913 Webster]
2. Possesing or exhibiting a high degree of understanding,
insight, intuition, or analytical skill; as, he gave a
perceptive analysis of the situation.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
perceptive
adj 1: of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"
2: having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in
discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
[ant: unperceiving, unperceptive]