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Grammar : Adj
Spell : per-seev
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsiv



Definition of unperceiving

Origin :
  • c.1300, via Anglo-French parceif, Old North French *perceivre (Old French perçoivre) "perceive, notice, see; recognize, understand," from Latin percipere "obtain, gather, seize entirely, take possession of," also, figuratively, "to grasp with the mind, learn, comprehend," literally "to take entirely," from per "thoroughly" (see per) + capere "to grasp, take" (see capable).
  • Replaced Old English ongietan. Both the Latin senses were in Old French, though the primary sense of Modern French percevoir is literal, "to receive, collect" (rents, taxes, etc.), while English uses the word almost always in the metaphorical sense. Related: Perceived; perceiving.
  • As in inattentive : adj negligent, not paying attention
  • As in blind : adj indifferent
  • As in purblind : adj blind
  • As in uncomprehending : adj blind
  • As in unperceptive : adj blind
Example sentences :
  • But neither Nature nor Art works in this way except to our own unperceiving minds.
  • Extract from : « Of Six Medival Women » by Alice Kemp-Welch
  • He remembered the stones upon the Berkshire downs, the stolid, unperceiving, eternal stones.
  • Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 1 » by Compton Mackenzie

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