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imperceptiveness

/ɪmpɚsˈɛptɪvnəs/ noun

The quality of being imperceptive.

Word Origin Imperceptiveness is built on perceptiveness, which comes from Latin 'percipere' — literally 'to take thoroughly,' from per- 'through' and capere 'to seize.' So being perceptive is about fully grasping things, and imperceptiveness is the lack of that. The same root capere gives us capture, concept, and accept — all about taking or seizing something.

noun The quality of being imperceptive. countable

His imperceptiveness to social cues often led to awkward situations.

(名词) 迟钝性；不敏感

他对社交暗示的迟钝性常常导致尴尬的局面。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser imperceptivo.

Su falta de percepción de las señales sociales a menudo conducía a situaciones incómodas.

(nom) manque de perception; aveuglement; inaptitude à percevoir [Manque de capacité à percevoir, à comprendre ou à ressentir les choses.]

Son imperceptiveness aux signaux sociaux entraînait souvent des situations gênantes.

(Substantiv) Unaufmerksamkeit; Unempfindlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, unaufmerksam oder unfähig zu sein, Dinge wahrzunehmen.]

Seine **imperceptiveness** für soziale Signale führte oft zu peinlichen Situationen.

(名詞) 物事を感知したり理解したりする力が乏しいこと、鈍感さ

彼は社会的サインに対する鈍感さから、しばしば気まずい状況を招いてしまった。

(substantivo) falta de percepção; insensibilidade; cegueira [A qualidade de ser imperceptivo.]

Sua falta de percepção às pistas sociais frequentemente levava a situações constrangedoras.

Synonyms: imperceptivity obtuseness dullness insensitivity unobservance blindness unawareness denseness Antonyms: perceptiveness sensitivity awareness acuteness

Related words

perceptive perceive perception percept perceptible imperceptible concept conception accept acceptable except exception intercept receive deceive

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