Definition of perceptiveness Perceptiveness

per•cep•tive•ness

We found 6 definitions of perceptiveness from 3 different sources.

What does perceptiveness mean?

Noun Plural: perceptivenesses
perceptiveness - the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
		sensitiveness, sensitivity the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
perceptiveness - delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
		taste, appreciation, discernment
		discrimination, secernment unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
		connoisseurship, vertu, virtu objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)
		vogue, trend, style the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
		discretion, delicacy the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
perceptiveness - a feeling of understanding
		insight, perceptivity
		sensibility mental responsiveness and awareness
perceptiveness - perception of that which is obscure
		discernment
		perception the process of perceiving