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Percipient — Per*cip i*ent, a. [L. percipiens, entis, p. pr. of percipere. See {Perceive}.] Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. Bentley. n. One who, or that which, is percipient. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
percipient — index circumspect, cognizant, conscious (aware), judicious, juridical, knowing, omniscient, perceptive … Law dictionary
percipient — ● percipient nom masculin Personne qui reçoit d une autre une information télépathique … Encyclopédie Universelle
percipient — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a perceptive understanding. ► NOUN ▪ (especially in philosophy or with reference to psychic phenomena) a person who is able to perceive things. DERIVATIVES percipience noun percipiently adverb … English terms dictionary
percipient — [pər sip′ē ənt] adj. [L percipiens, prp. of percipere: see PERCEIVE] perceiving, esp. keenly or readily n. a person who perceives percipience n. percipiency percipiently adv … English World dictionary
percipient — I. noun Etymology: Latin percipient , percipiens, present participle of percipere to perceive Date: 1662 1. one that perceives 2. a person on whose mind a telepathic impulse or message is held to fall II. adjective Date: 1692 capable of or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
percipient — percipience, percipiency, n. /peuhr sip ee euhnt/, adj. 1. perceiving or capable of perceiving. 2. having perception; discerning; discriminating: a percipient choice of wines. n. 3. a person or thing that perceives. [1655 65; < L percipient (s.… … Universalium
percipient — 1. adjective a) Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly. Over time children advance from the percipient stage to the perceptive stage, in which they begin to reflect on the significance of events. b) Perceiving events only… … Wiktionary
percipient — [pə sɪpɪənt] adjective having a perceptive understanding of things. noun (especially in philosophy or with reference to psychic phenomena) a person who is able to perceive things. Derivatives percipience noun percipiently adverb Origin C17: from… … English new terms dictionary
percipient — per•cip•i•ent [[t]pərˈsɪp i ənt[/t]] adj. 1) perceiving or capable of perceiving 2) having or showing perception; discerning 3) one that perceives • Etymology: 1655–65; < L percipient (s. of percipiēns), prp. of percipere to take in; see… … From formal English to slang
