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| 1. | [ noun ] perception of that which is obscure | |
| Synonyms: | discernment | |
| Related terms: | perception recognize | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (psychology) delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) | |
| Synonyms: | taste appreciation discernment | |
| Examples: | "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success" "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" |
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| Related terms: | discrimination vogue culture virtu delicacy tasteful tasteless | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a feeling of understanding | |
| Synonyms: | insight perceptivity | |
| Related terms: | sensibility | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding | |
| Related terms: | unperceptiveness sensitivity sensitivity | |
| Similar spelling: |
perceptively perceptible perceptivity perceptibly perceptibility |
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