perceptive Syllabification: (per·cep·tive)Pronunciation: /pərˈseptiv/Translate perceptive | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of perceptive adjective having or showing sensitive insight:an extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationshipDerivatives perceptively adverb perceptiveness noun perceptivityPronunciation: /ˌpərsepˈtivitē/ noun perceptive in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of perceptive in the British & World English dictionary