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perceptiveness

perceptiveness noun: the state of being perceptive; acumen, discernment, insight.

Noun

perceptiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being perceptive; acumen, discernment, insight

Origin of perceptiveness

From perceptive + -ness.

Questions about perceptiveness

What does perceptiveness mean?
Perceptiveness means the state of being perceptive; acumen, discernment, insight.
What part of speech is perceptiveness?
Perceptiveness is a noun.

Words near perceptiveness in the dictionary

  1. perceptionistic
  2. perceptionists
  3. perceptions
  4. perceptive
  5. perceptively
  6. perceptiveness
  7. perceptives
  8. perceptivities
  9. perceptivity
  10. perceptomotor
  11. perceptor

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