Perceptive
(adjective)
- Having or showing a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings.
- Having or showing the ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from french perceptif, -ive or latin perceptivus, from percept- "caught, seized", from the verb percipere.
Examples:
- She is a perceptive observer of human behavior.
- He has a perceptive understanding of the market.
- She is a perceptive listener.
- He is a perceptive critic of art.
- She is perceptive when it comes to people's needs.