English to Afrikaans Meaning of perceptive - skerpsinnige

Perceptive :

skerpsinnige

adjective

skerpsinnige, lewende

Imperceptive :: imperceptivePerceptive :: skerpsinnigePerceptively :: insigPerceptiveness :: oplettendUnperceptive :: ontvanklik

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Definitions of perceptive in English

Adjective(1) of or relating to perception(2) having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment

Examples of perceptive in English

(1) It is both a wry and perceptive critique of the colonial system and a sharply observed account of childhood.(2) While in general that's a remarkably perceptive observation, somehow it does not seem to apply to this place.(3) She has such a sharp and perceptive intellect and can express complex ideas really clearly.(4) We grow more sensitive, more perceptive , more aware of others.(5) The answer was not the result of any particularly perceptive insight; nor was I alone in giving it.(6) I felt he was a sensitive, poetic, perceptive and natural person.(7) It also offers some perceptive insights into the personal and political place of art in modern life.(8) The witticisms of Oscar Wilde are without a doubt some of the most amusing and perceptive observations on society.(9) It is here that the conscious thought and the perceptive experience flow.(10) But no other book of the period offers such a perceptive account of how the colonial bourgeoisie lived and thought.(11) She had always been quiet as a child, thoughtful and passive but very intuitive and perceptive .(12) What an extraordinarily perceptive insight into so much of the rage that inflames the world today.(13) He was friendly, though, and very perceptive and sharp, but oftentimes he let his pen do the talking for him.(14) You are perceptive and sensitive so listen to your intuition or gut feelings.(15) The pathos of this account is well complemented by a robust sense of humour and perceptive insights into human nature.(16) Natives of the Taurus-Scorpio group are enormously perceptive and highly sensitive.

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Synonyms

Adjective

1. insightful ::

Insig

2. discerning ::

oordeelkundige

3. sensitive ::

sensitiewe

4. intuitive ::

intuïtief

5. observant ::

oplettend

6. piercing ::

piercing

7. penetrating ::

indringende

8. percipient ::

siener

9. perspicacious ::

scherpziend

10. penetrative ::

penetrerende

11. clear-sighted ::

duidelik versiende

12. farsighted ::

versiende

13. intelligent ::

intelligente

14. clever ::

slim

15. canny ::

uitgeslape

16. keen ::

gretig

17. sharp ::

skerp

18. sharp-witted ::

skerpsinnige

19. astute ::

slim

20. shrewd ::

uitgeslape

21. quick ::

vinnige

22. smart ::

smart

23. acute ::

akute

24. discriminating ::

diskriminerende

25. on the ball ::

op die bal

26. right-brained ::

regs-brained

27. heads-up ::

heads-up

Different Forms

imperceptive, perceptive, perceptively, perceptiveness, unperceptive

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