perceptivity
- noun
- /pərˈsɛp.tɪ.vɪ.ti/
- Her perceptivity allowed her to quickly understand the emotions of the people around her.
Examples
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The teacher praised the student's perceptivity in grasping the complex concepts discussed in class.
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A heightened perceptivity.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's not so much that I saw the quotation marks before I got to Bullwinkle J. Moose, as that my faith is in the intelligence and perceptivity of Roger Ebert, whom I have been reading for years, and who I know is not so credulous as the statements in the piece.
Blog text (3) -
With his remarkable perceptivity, he was able to detect subtle changes in the conversation.
Synonyms
A deep clear understanding of how something really is
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
An ability to notice small details that others miss
Ability to think quickly and clearly
Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
The ability to notice and understand things quickly and clearly
Noticing small details and understanding what they mean
A quiet feeling that someone understands what is happening
Being quick to notice small details and other people's feelings
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
The ability to understand things quickly and make good decisions
The ability to notice small details by paying attention
A quick clear mind that notices small details
Antonyms
How Perceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
perceptivity = perceptive (transparent) = percept + ive + ity
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'perceptive' using the suffix '-ity' to denote the quality or state.
Etymology
Perceptivity comes from the root percept, the same root as perceive, which means 'to take in' or 'to understand' information. So, to have perceptivity is like quickly 'taking in' small details and understanding them, which is why it means being quick and accurate at noticing things.