Perceptive vs Attentive - What's the difference?
perceptive | attentive |
having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
As adjectives the difference between perceptive and attentive
is that perceptive is having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition while attentive is paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.perceptive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.
Anagrams
* ----attentive
English
Etymology
.Adjective
(en adjective)- She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.