PERCEPTIVITY Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

perceptivity

noun

Definition of perceptivity

as in insight

the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships with great perceptivity the author sees that the controversy embroiling the town is really about class and cultural differences

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as in sensitivity

the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences the perceptivity of that epicure's palate is legendary in food and wine circles

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Noun

The new glasses, similarly, can take in the world around users and provide live translation in a foreign country or nutrition insights in a grocery store — and with the new chips, this complex processing can occur locally on the device.

— Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
The Star-Telegram attended a screening of the film and heard insights from writer-director Evan Miller, who is from Pampa, Texas.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Definition of insight

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But there are properties around the world that go above and beyond to host guests with celiac disease and other gluten sensitivities.

— Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026
The group’s sensitivity to the negative headlines underscores some of the challenges facing tech stocks, as Jim Cramer discussed in his Sunday column.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Definition of sensitivity

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There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.

— Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The future will favor perceptiveness.

— Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026

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