“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
PERCEPTIVENESS
perceptiveness
(noun) the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
discernment, perceptiveness
(noun) perception of that which is obscure
taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
(noun) 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”
insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity
(noun) a feeling of understanding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perceptiveness (uncountable)
The state of being perceptive; acumen, discernment, insight
Source: Wiktionary
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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