definition of
perceptiveness

[1] #1 perceptiveness n. [insight, perceptivity] a feeling of understanding. wn

[2] #2 perceptiveness n. [taste, appreciation, discernment] delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste". wn

[3] #3 perceptiveness n. [discernment] perception of that which is obscure. wn

[4] #4 perceptiveness n. the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding. wn