English Explanatory Dictionary

percipient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.
  2. Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, like a very young child.
noun
  1. One who perceives something.
  2. One who has perceived a paranormal event.

Pronunciation

/pəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ /pɚˈsɪp.i.ənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-percipient.wav

Word forms

percipient more percipient most percipient percipients

Etymology

From Latin percipiēns, present participle of percipiō (“to perceive”).

Related words

perceive perceptive perceptor

Derived words

impercipient omnipercipient percipiency percipiently unpercipient
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