Prospective vs Perceptive - What's the difference?
prospective | perceptive |
Likely or expected to happen or become.
Anticipated in the near or far future.
Of or relating to a prospect; furnishing a prospect.
* Milton
Looking forward in time; acting with foresight.
* Sir J. Child
(obsolete) The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.
(obsolete) A perspective glass.
(informal, often plural) A (potential) member, student, employee, date, partner, etc.
* 2006 , Verve: The Spirit of Today's Woman , volume 14, issues 4-6, page 114:
having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
As adjectives the difference between prospective and perceptive
is that prospective is likely or expected to happen or become while perceptive is having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.As a noun prospective
is (obsolete) the scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect.prospective
English
Adjective
(-)- Prospective students are those who have already applied to the university, but have yet to be admitted.
- Time's long and dark prospective glass.
- The French king and king of Sweden are circumspect, industrious, and prospective , too, in this affair.
Noun
(en noun)- (Chaucer)
- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
- Would you like to show the prospective around?
- I'm meeting the prospectives at 3.
- At the moment, meeting interesting, 'could be, maybe not' prospectives around the globe keeps her entertained.
References
*perceptive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.
