imperceptive

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adjective

Unable to perceive.

OriginEnglish perceptive ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveimperceptive (comparative more imperceptive, superlative most imperceptive)

comparative more imperceptive · superlative most imperceptive

  1. Unable to perceive.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Englishperceptive
  8. Englishimperceptive

From im- + perceptive.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with imperceptive

contraceptivedeceptivereceptiveperceptiveproprioceptivenociceptiveconceptiveinterceptive
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Cite this entry
APA

imperceptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperceptive

MLA

“imperceptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperceptive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imperceptive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperceptive.

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