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Meaning of "imperceptive" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF IMPERCEPTIVE

ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPERCEPTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imperceptive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPERCEPTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of imperceptive in the English dictionary

The definition of imperceptive in the dictionary is lacking in perception; obtuse.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPERCEPTIVE

acceptive · apperceptive · chemoreceptive · conceptive · contraceptive · deceptive · exceptive · inceptive · insusceptive · interceptive · interoceptive · irreceptive · nociceptive · perceptive · photoreceptive · preceptive · proprioceptive · receptive · self-deceptive · susceptive

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPERCEPTIVE

imperativeness · imperator · imperatorial · imperatorially · imperatorship · imperceptibility · imperceptible · imperceptibleness · imperceptibly · imperception · imperceptively · imperceptiveness · imperceptivity · impercipience · imperf. · imperfect · imperfect competition · imperfect contrition · imperfect market · imperfection

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPERCEPTIVE

absorptive · active · adaptive · adoptive · adsorptive · assumptive · captive · consumptive · corruptive · descriptive · disruptive · eruptive · exemptive · interruptive · maladaptive · pre-emptive · prescriptive · presumptive · redemptive · sorptive · unreceptive

Synonyms and antonyms of imperceptive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPERCEPTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «imperceptive» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «imperceptive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPERCEPTIVE

Find out the translation of imperceptive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of imperceptive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «imperceptive» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

imperceptive
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

imperceptible
570 millions of speakers
en

English

imperceptive
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

imperceptive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

imperceptive
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

невосприимчивой
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

imperceptive
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

imperceptive
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

imperceptive
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menonjol
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

imperceptive
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

imperceptive
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

imperceptive
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Imperceptive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

imperceptive
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புலப்படாத
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रखर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

imperceptive
70 millions of speakers
it

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imperceptive
65 millions of speakers
pl

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imperceptive
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

несприйнятливою
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

imperceptive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

imperceptive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

imperceptive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

imperceptive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umerkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imperceptive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPERCEPTIVE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about imperceptive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPERCEPTIVE»

Discover the use of imperceptive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imperceptive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Syntax of the Nivkh Language: The Amur dialect
According to one of the definitions suggested so far, while indirect speech is a way of marking one's own speech as not his own, the imperceptive, on the contrary, is the speaker's own utterance containing reference to someone's evidence ...
Vladimir P. Nedjalkov, Galina A. Otaina, Ekaterina Gruzdeva, 2013
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
Thus both conceived perceptivity to arise from a certain combination or aggregation of imperceptive particles. A. Tucker, light of Nature, IL 1. 9. impercipient (im-per-sip'i-ent), a. [< in-3 + percipient.] Not perceiving; having no power to perceive.
‎1906
3
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
Not perceiving, or not able to ceive. Ye would gaze on God With imperceptive blankness. Mrs. Browning. Thus both conceived perceptivity to arise from a certain combination or aggregation of imperceptive particles. A. Tucker, Light of Mature, ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Why then may not a spirit that has suhtilcr fingers than the finest matter, I mean the spirit of Nature, lay hold on that imperceptive part of the soul, or on the soul itself, in the state of silence, of imperception? Dr. H. More, Philos. Writings, Gen. Pref ...
‎1911
5
Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Prior Analytics 1.32-46
It is an instance of Barbaral when the terms are taken as 'imperceptive', 'not-living' , and 'stone': Every stone is not-living; everything not-living is imperceptive; therefore, every stone is imperceptive. 198. 'A stone is not-living' being read as the ...
Alexander of Aphrodisias, 2014
6
Within a Presumption of Godlessness
Unfortunately, however, neither the imperceptive nor the complacent took action to stem the tide of evil. Now that Nazism has been eliminated, a new evil persists amongst the imperceptive and complacent – an evil in which an intolerant, ...
Tom Dauria, 2014
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A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry ...
... of this Spirit in certain experiments about the finding ont aVa- Book. ch 2 cuum ' * I ^Ave particularly noted in my Antidote. Wherefore neither sect. 8. Omnipotency nor Omniscient) alts in such cafes, but this imperceptive Spirit of Nature.
Henry More, René Descartes, 1712
8
Aristotle's De Anima: A Critical Commentary
The imperceptive bodies are affected by sensible objects but not by being receptive to sensible forms without the matter. This remarkably tight chapter has distinguished the way sense is receptive to sensible forms without the matter from the ...
Ronald Polansky, 2007
9
Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.19-34
For example, let the major [term] be animal, the minor [term] imperceptive, and the middle term lifeless. Now imperceptive ... no lifeless thing, and animal does not belong to any imperceptive thing (according to the premises). So if one needed ...
‎2014
10
Études cognitives
declare the existence of the imperceptive mood in Bulgarian. It is worth mentioning that Bulgarian possesses the most diversified formal means of expressing imperceptive modality. In Bulgarian these are: the mood called „ npeH3Ka3HO ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPERCEPTIVE»

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1
Five freuds in minister's robes
Chemerinsky and the Justice Kennedy majority in Obergefell are apparently imperceptive to the repeated lessons of history – that once you ... «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»
2
Indue and Face Book…
We grade her imperceptive, uncomprehending and psychotic, and we obstruct her thinking to put her mind to rest but she laughs at our ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jun 15»
3
Not history. Not law. The Bible is poetry that inspires
Wilson says that "while academics...were letting the Bible turn into a dead letter beneath their imperceptive scrutiny, King and his followers ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
4
George L. Mosse: Unconventional Historian
... more expressions of diverse identities and personal autonomy, Mosse was part of the imperceptive fusion of cosmopolitan intent with empire. «New Historian, May 15»
5
Ending The Real Rape Culture
... feminists seem to possess a mental defect rendering them imperceptive of anything other than power and coercion when they encounter ... «The Federalist, Mar 15»
6
A tricky course for mining to navigate
All but the most imperceptive observers know that labour relations in the mining sector have changed radically. The emergence of the ... «Times LIVE, Mar 15»
7
The problem with us Zimbabweans is -
Are the Zimbabwean engineers so imperceptive they cannot invent a simple stone crusher for these women to use, or a simple water filter to ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Mar 15»
8
Mullen, Storm look to finish KIJHL series
The goaltender walks rinkside, his ears covered by headphones that block out the world around him, his eyes seemingly imperceptive. «Kamloops This Week, Mar 15»
9
Theater Review: Oedipus – A Case Study
... as he sheds lethargy and dives from the high board into the arrogant and imperceptive man that is Oedipus before the truth clobbers him. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Mar 15»
10
'Justified' postmortem: Joelle Carter on working with Mary …
It seems like Boyd is being particularly imperceptive, maybe because of the pressure he's under. He doesn't seem to recognize that getting into ... «Entertainment Weekly, Feb 15»
REFERENCE
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