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perceptiveness vs perception

perception vs perceptiveness

perceptiveness and perception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perceptiveness Yes No No No
perception Yes No No No
As nouns, perception is a hypernym of perceptiveness; that is, perception is a word with a broader meaning than perceptiveness:
  • perceptiveness: perception of that which is obscure
  • perception: knowledge gained by perceiving
perceptiveness (noun) perception (noun)
the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding becoming aware of something via the senses
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) the process of perceiving
perception of that which is obscure the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
a feeling of understanding a way of conceiving something
knowledge gained by perceiving
Difference between perceptiveness and perception

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