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perceptiveness in WordNet English dictionary
noun
delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
"arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
taste
appreciation
discernment
perceptiveness
perception of that which is obscure
discernment
perceptiveness
a feeling of understanding
insight
perceptiveness
perceptivity
the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
perceptiveness
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perceptiveness in English Wiktionary
(noun) The state of being perceptive; acumen, discernment, insight
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