Penetrative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛnɪtɹətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛnɪtɹətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛnɪtɹətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /pˈɛnɪtɹətˌɪv/.

Examples

an acute observer of politics and politicians
incisive comments
icy knifelike reasoning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incisive discriminating penetrating acute piercing knifelike keen sharp

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions “an acute observer of politics and politicians”
adjective	tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing “a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface”

Word Forms

acuteness	noun	a quick and penetrating intelligence
incisiveness	noun	keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
keenness	noun	a quick and penetrating intelligence
penetrate	verb	come to understand
sharpness	noun	a quick and penetrating intelligence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchdringend

die Fähigkeit besitzen oder nachweisen, feine Unterscheidungen zu erkennen oder zu treffen

🇫🇷French

pénétrant

avoir ou démontrer la capacité de reconnaître ou de faire des distinctions fines

🇪🇸Spanish

penetrante

Tener o demostrar capacidad para reconocer o hacer distinciones finas.

🇮🇹Italian

penetrante

avere o dimostrare capacità di riconoscere o tracciare sottili distinzioni

🇳🇱Dutch

doordringend

het vermogen hebben of aantonen om fijne onderscheidingen te herkennen of te maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

penetrante

ter ou demonstrar capacidade de reconhecer ou fazer distinções sutis

🇷🇺Russian

проникающий

наличие или демонстрация способности распознавать или проводить тонкие различия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छेदक

सूक्ष्म भेदों को पहचानने या निकालने की क्षमता रखना या प्रदर्शित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রবেশকারী

সূক্ষ্ম পার্থক্য চিনতে বা আঁকার ক্ষমতা থাকা বা প্রদর্শন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊடுருவக்கூடிய

சிறந்த வேறுபாடுகளை அடையாளம் காண அல்லது வரையக்கூடிய திறனைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చొచ్చుకొనిపోయే

చక్కటి వ్యత్యాసాలను గుర్తించే లేదా గీయగల సామర్థ్యాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా ప్రదర్శించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

भेदक

उत्कृष्ट भेद ओळखण्याची किंवा काढण्याची क्षमता असणे किंवा प्रदर्शित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રવેશ

સારા ભેદોને ઓળખવા અથવા દોરવાની ક્ષમતા ધરાવવી અથવા દર્શાવવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನುಗ್ಗುವ

ಉತ್ತಮ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸೆಳೆಯುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറുന്ന

മികച്ച വ്യത്യാസങ്ങൾ തിരിച്ചറിയുന്നതിനോ വരയ്ക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള കഴിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਚੰਗੀਆਂ ਭਿੰਨਤਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਛਾਣਨ ਜਾਂ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਦੀ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਦਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھسنے والا

عمدہ امتیازات کو پہچاننے یا کھینچنے کی صلاحیت کا ہونا یا مظاہرہ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渗透性的

具有或表现出识别或区分细微差别的能力

🇯🇵Japanese

浸透性の

細かい区別を認識または引き出す能力を持っているか、または実証している

🇰🇷Korean

관통하는

미세한 구별을 인식하거나 이끌어내는 능력이 있거나 이를 보여주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xuyên thấu

có hoặc thể hiện khả năng nhận biết hoặc rút ra sự khác biệt rõ ràng

🇹🇭Thai

ทะลุทะลวง

มีหรือแสดงให้เห็นถึงความสามารถในการรับรู้หรือแยกแยะความแตกต่างที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

nyaring

memiliki atau menunjukkan kemampuan untuk mengenali atau menarik perbedaan halus

🇵🇭Filipino

matagos

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng kakayahang makilala o gumuhit ng magagandang pagkakaiba

🇲🇾Malay

penembusan

mempunyai atau menunjukkan keupayaan untuk mengenali atau melukis perbezaan yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخترق

وجود أو إظهار القدرة على التعرف على الفروق الدقيقة أو رسمها

🇮🇷Persian

نافذ

داشتن یا نشان دادن توانایی تشخیص یا ترسیم تمایزات خوب

🇹🇷Turkish

nüfuz edici

İnce ayrımları tanıma veya çizme becerisine sahip olmak veya bunu göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

חודרני

בעל או הפגנת יכולת לזהות או לערוך הבחנות עדינות

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