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delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success - a feeling of understanding
- perception of that which is obscure
- the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
How To Use perceptiveness In A Sentence
- So, like any good Washington pundit who imagines that proximity translates into perceptiveness, I feel entirely qualified to look into the president's eyes to get a sense of his soul. John Feffer: Barack Obama's Secret State of the Union
- Quantitatively, though, the vast majority of cases involve the interpretation of ordinary laws, many of them dauntingly convoluted, many others festooned with decades of glosses by judges of varying perceptiveness writing opinions of varying clarity. Current Affairs
- Mintzberg deserves high praise for his perceptiveness in issuing these caveats about the widespread enthusiasm for the adhocracy arrangement.
- They have displayed a maturity and perceptiveness well beyond their years in this outstanding show.
- Hopefully Tadpole’s perceptiveness is advanced for her age … Words of wisdom
- Based on Irving Stone's popular book, Vincente Minnelli's beautiful, vibrant film tracks Van Gogh's tragic journey into obsessive madness with unusual perceptiveness and insight. John Farr: Kirk Douglas Turns 95!
- Observe everything with extraordinary perceptiveness and insight.
- Sylvanshine's intuitive perceptiveness is melded with the related talent of another character, the ability to count the number of words in any speech or conversation: I've said 2,742 words right now since I started. A Cure for Head-Exploding Brilliance
- She is known for her intelligence, dry sense of humour, practicality and perceptiveness, almost as much as for her immense wealth.
- Not about fighting abroad, but about telling the truth about it at home, and about listening to that truth, the film takes us inside a workshop for returning veterans led by Michael Meade, who has worked with Robert Bly and who is praised for "his hypnotic and fiery storytelling, street savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths.... Craig K. Comstock: Welcoming Warriors Home: The Film
