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imperceptive

imperceptive adjective: unable to perceive.

Adjective

imperceptive (comparative more imperceptive, superlative most imperceptive)

  1. Unable to perceive.

Forms of imperceptive

comparativemore imperceptive
superlativemost imperceptive

Origin of imperceptive

From im- + perceptive.

Words formed from imperceptive

Words that rhyme with imperceptive

Questions about imperceptive

What does imperceptive mean?
Imperceptive means unable to perceive.
What part of speech is imperceptive?
Imperceptive is an adjective.

Words near imperceptive in the dictionary

  1. imperceptibleness
  2. imperceptibles
  3. imperceptibly
  4. imperception
  5. imperceptions
  6. imperceptive
  7. imperceptively
  8. imperceptiveness
  9. imperceptivity
  10. impercipience
  11. impercipiences

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