perceptiveness C2+ Topic:People & Society US /pɚˈsɛptɪvnəs/ UK /pəˈsɛptɪvnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun keen insight or sensitivity in understanding Her perceptiveness made her an excellent counselor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · keen insight or sensitivity... insightacuitydiscernmentastutenessshrewdnessperspicacitysensitivity ↔ Opposites obtusenessinsensitivitydullness Word family Related forms perceptiveperceiveperceptionpercept Etymology AI details From perceptive (from Latin percipere 'to perceive') + -ness. Percipere is from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take'). percipere Latin capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # perceptiveness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɚˈsɛptɪvnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈsɛptɪvnəs/ ## Meanings 1. keen insight or sensitivity in understanding ## Examples - Her perceptiveness made her an excellent counselor. ## Synonyms - insight - acuity - discernment - astuteness - shrewdness - perspicacity - sensitivity ## Antonyms - obtuseness - insensitivity - dullness ## Related Forms - perceptive - perceive - perception - percept ## Roots and Affixes - Root: percipere - Root: capere ## Etymology From perceptive (from Latin percipere 'to perceive') + -ness. Percipere is from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take'). ## AI Etymology Perceptiveness comes from perceptive (from Latin percipere 'to perceive') + -ness. Percipere is from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take'). The etymological trail includes Latin percipere and Latin capere. As a noun, perceptiveness means keen insight or sensitivity in understanding. The same family is visible in related forms such as perceptive, perceive, perception, and percept. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown