perceptive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to perception
    • perceptive faculties
  2. adjective having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
    • a perceptive eye
    • a perceptive observation

WordNet

Per*cep"tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. perceptif.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913