unperceptive
- adjective
- /ˌʌnpərˈsɛptɪv/
:
insensible
- He went to his death without penance, "with that same lack of sensibility towards God in which he had lived" (n17) -- Guibert's Latin word, "insensibilitas," meaning "insensitive" but especially "unperceptive."
Examples
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Tony, you can be very unperceptive at times.
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The slim golden tube had obviously caught some unperceptive male eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Wright, reacting to the overdose of religion he had been given as a boy, was similarly unperceptive.
Academic text (1997) -
Sometimes, he can be quite unperceptive about other people's feelings.
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Her unperceptive nature often leads her to misunderstand social cues.
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Despite the obvious signs, he remained unperceptive to her distress.
Synonyms
76
6.3
Not noticing what happens around you
5
5.3
Does not notice what is happening or small details
1
7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
1
7.9
Not able to notice small differences or make careful decisions
1
5.9
You do not notice small details around you
1
7.4
Not noticing what is around you because you are lost in thought
1
8.8
Not aware of what is happening around you
Not noticing things around you
Slow to notice things and people's feelings
Slow to notice or understand obvious facts
Not paying attention to what is happening or being said
Antonyms
How Perceptive
79
5.7
43
5.5
∞
2.7
5
5.3
1
5.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
unperceptive = perceptive (transparent) = un + percept + ive
Formed by productive negation un- added to the adjective 'perceptive', so the negative meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Unperceptive comes from the verb perceive, which originally meant 'to take in' or 'notice' and is like the word capture ('to take'). The prefix un- means 'not', so unperceptive describes someone who does not notice or understand things easily.