Meanings
adjectiveperceptual (comparative more perceptual, superlative most perceptual)
comparative more perceptual · superlative most perceptual
- Relating to perception.
Perspective taking is a multidimensional ability that includes understanding not only someone’s visual assessment of reality (their viewpoint), but also their perceptual assessment (their understanding).
2019 June 2, Joscelyn Duffy, “The Power of Perspective Taking”, in Pyschology Today
Origin
- Latinperceptus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishperceptual
From Latin perceptus + English -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish aisti-
- aisti-relating to perception
Norwegian Bokmål perseptuell
- perseptuellrelating to perception
Portuguese perceptual, percetual
- perceptualrelating to perception
- percetualrelating to perception
Russian перцепционный
- перцепционный (percepcionnyj)relating to perception
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Cite this entry
APA
perceptual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perceptual
MLA
“perceptual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perceptual. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perceptual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perceptual.
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