perceptivityn.

Brit.

/ˌpəːsɛpˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpərsɛpˈtɪvᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perceptive adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < perceptive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin perceptivitas perception (1344 in a British source), French perceptivité (1739).

a. Perceptiveness; perception; the power of perception.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun]

sharpnessc897

yepshipc1000

insightc1175

yepleȝȝcc1175

yephedea1250

wit1297

fellnessa1382

policyc1440

discerningc1450

policec1450

inspectiona1527

perceivance1534

aptitude1548

sagacity1548

acuity?1549

nimbleness1561

acumen1579

seeing eye1579

esprit1591

acuteness1601

depth1605

penetration1605

knowingness1611

shrewdnessa1616

piercingnessa1628

discernment1646

sharpwittedness1647

nasuteness1660

arguteness1662

sagaciousness1678

perceptivity1700

keenness1707

cuteness1768

intuition1780

recollectedness1796

long-headedness1818

perceptiveness1823

kokum1848

incision1862

incisiveness1865

penetrativeness1873

flair1881

hard-boiledness1912

smart1964

spikiness1977

sus1979

1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. xxi. 153 Perceptivity, or the Power of perception, or thinking; Motivity, or the Power of moving;..I crave leave to make use of these two new Words.

1758 J. Adams Diary 8 Oct. (1961) I. 46 Are Activity, Perceptivity &c. Properties that we by only comparing Ideas can see to be incompatible to any Properties of matter.

1809 Edinb. Rev. 15 127 Dr. Walker adduces this fact in proof of the perceptivity of plants.

1892 Science 18 Nov. 289/2 Such images, or percepts, may depend upon a perceptivity antecedent to sensory specialization and of wider scope.

1933 A. Powell From View to Death (1961) 65 Now he had a growing perceptivity that his byssine days were drawing to a close.

1984 E. Pawel Nightmare of Reason xiii. 187 Kafka's..hyperacute perceptivity and pedantic thoroughness, no doubt stood him in good stead.

2003 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Feb. c5 Tiainen's intense perceptivity is a lesson in itself—through his eyes, we can sharpen our own responses to architecture's complexity and beauty.

b. In plural. The perceptive faculties. rare.

ΚΠ

1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xxiv. 237 She impaneled a jury of her own clear, strong perceptivities.

1923 P. Rosenfield Musical Chron. 25 It was apparent..that they were fast approaching the physical limits assigned by personality to their perceptivities.

1968 Amer. Lit. 40 90 Although Strether enjoys a central position, the perceptivities of Maria Gostrey and Madame de Vionnet, for example, are very much in evidence.

†2. A perceptive being. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1805) VII. 21 I may believe myself a conscient, not a consciousness;..nor a perceptivity, but a perceptive spirit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perceptivity
释义	perceptivityn. Brit. /ˌpəːsɛpˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpərsɛpˈtɪvᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perceptive adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < perceptive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin perceptivitas perception (1344 in a British source), French perceptivité (1739). 1. a. Perceptiveness; perception; the power of perception. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] sharpnessc897 yepshipc1000 insightc1175 yepleȝȝcc1175 yephedea1250 wit1297 fellnessa1382 policyc1440 discerningc1450 policec1450 inspectiona1527 perceivance1534 aptitude1548 sagacity1548 acuity?1549 nimbleness1561 acumen1579 seeing eye1579 esprit1591 acuteness1601 depth1605 penetration1605 knowingness1611 shrewdnessa1616 piercingnessa1628 discernment1646 sharpwittedness1647 nasuteness1660 arguteness1662 sagaciousness1678 perceptivity1700 keenness1707 cuteness1768 intuition1780 recollectedness1796 long-headedness1818 perceptiveness1823 kokum1848 incision1862 incisiveness1865 penetrativeness1873 flair1881 hard-boiledness1912 smart1964 spikiness1977 sus1979 1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. xxi. 153 Perceptivity, or the Power of perception, or thinking; Motivity, or the Power of moving;..I crave leave to make use of these two new Words. 1758 J. Adams Diary 8 Oct. (1961) I. 46 Are Activity, Perceptivity &c. Properties that we by only comparing Ideas can see to be incompatible to any Properties of matter. 1809 Edinb. Rev. 15 127 Dr. Walker adduces this fact in proof of the perceptivity of plants. 1892 Science 18 Nov. 289/2 Such images, or percepts, may depend upon a perceptivity antecedent to sensory specialization and of wider scope. 1933 A. Powell From View to Death (1961) 65 Now he had a growing perceptivity that his byssine days were drawing to a close. 1984 E. Pawel Nightmare of Reason xiii. 187 Kafka's..hyperacute perceptivity and pedantic thoroughness, no doubt stood him in good stead. 2003 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Feb. c5 Tiainen's intense perceptivity is a lesson in itself—through his eyes, we can sharpen our own responses to architecture's complexity and beauty. b. In plural. The perceptive faculties. rare. ΚΠ 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xxiv. 237 She impaneled a jury of her own clear, strong perceptivities. 1923 P. Rosenfield Musical Chron. 25 It was apparent..that they were fast approaching the physical limits assigned by personality to their perceptivities. 1968 Amer. Lit. 40 90 Although Strether enjoys a central position, the perceptivities of Maria Gostrey and Madame de Vionnet, for example, are very much in evidence. †2. A perceptive being. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1805) VII. 21 I may believe myself a conscient, not a consciousness;..nor a perceptivity, but a perceptive spirit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1700
随便看	possessory judgment posset posset ale posset basin posset bowl posset cup posset drink posset pot posset-curd posset-dish possetcurd possetdish posseted posseting possets possibilism possibilist possibilistic possibilists possibilitate possibilities possibility possibility of issue extinct possibility of reverter pot tree