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perceptivity

/pɚsɪptˈɪvᵻɾi/ noun

The state or quality of being perceptive.

Word Origin From Latin per- 'through' and capere 'to take' — literally 'the quality of taking through thoroughly.' The root capere gives us capture, captive, capacity, and capable. The PIE root *kap- 'to grasp' also appears in have, heave, and hawk. So perceptivity is a great example of how 'seizing' became a metaphor for understanding, and the per- prefix intensifies it to 'thorough grasping'.

noun The state or quality of being perceptive. countable

Her perceptivity allowed her to notice subtle changes in people's behavior.

(名词) 感知力；洞察力；观察力

她的洞察力使她能够注意到人们行为的细微变化。

(sustantivo) El estado o la cualidad de ser perceptivo.

Su perceptividad le permitió notar cambios sutiles en el comportamiento de las personas.

(nom) perspicacité; pénétration; finesse; acuité [État ou qualité d'une personne qui perçoit avec finesse; perspicacité.]

Sa perceptivité lui permit de remarquer des changements subtils dans le comportement des gens.

(Substantiv) Wahrnehmungsfähigkeit; Scharfsinn [die Fähigkeit oder Eigenschaft, Dinge klar und schnell wahrzunehmen; Wahrnehmungsvermögen.]

Ihre **Perceptivity** ermöglichte es ihr, subtile Veränderungen im Verhalten der Menschen zu bemerken.

(名詞) 洞察力があること、感知する能力や性質。

彼女の洞察力により、人の行動の微妙な変化に気づくことができました。

(substantivo) perceptividade; perspicácia; acuidade; sagacidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser perceptivo.]

Sua perceptividade permitiu que ela notasse mudanças sutis no comportamento das pessoas.

Synonyms: perceptiveness perception insight discernment awareness sensitivity acumen sharpness Antonyms: imperceptiveness obtuseness insensitivity dullness
Word parts: per + cept + ive + ity

Related words

perceive perceivable percept perception perceptive perceptively perceptiveness perceptual

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