Definitions for percipient
pərˈsɪp i əntper·cip·i·ent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perceiver, percipient, observer, beholderadjective

   a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

2. clear, percipientadjective

   characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

   "clear mind"; "a percipient author"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. percipientnoun

   One who perceives something.

2. percipientnoun

   One who has perceived a paranormal event.

   In the course of investigating the haunting, I interviewed several percipients.

3. percipientadjective

   Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.

4. percipientadjective

   Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, as a very young child.

   Over time children advance from the percipient stage to the perceptive stage, in which they begin to reflect on the significance of events.

5. Etymology: From percipient-, root of percipiens, present participle of percipio

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Percipientadjective

   Perceiving; having the power of perception.

   Etymology: percipiens, Lat.

   No article of religion hath credibility enough for them; and yet these cautious and quicksighted gentlemen can wink and swallow down this sottish opinion about percipient atoms. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   Sensation and perception are not inherent in matter as such; for if it were so, every stock or stone would be a percipient and rational creature. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

2. Percipientnoun

   One that has the power of perceiving.

   The soul is the sole percipient, which hath animadversion and sense properly so called, and the body is only the receiver of corporeal impressions. Joseph Glanvill, Scept.

   Nothing in the extended percipient perceives the whole, but only part. Henry More, Divine Dialogues.

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1. percipient

   A percipient is a person who is able to perceive or understand things, often used to refer to someone with keen insight or awareness. It can also refer to a person who is able to perceive sensory stimuli, or in legal context, a person who directly observes an event.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Percipientadjective

   having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being

2. Percipientnoun

   one who, or that which, is percipient

3. Etymology: [L. percipiens, -entis, p. pr. of percipere. See Perceive.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Percipient

   per-sip′i-ent, adj. perceiving: having the faculty of perception.—n. one who perceives or who has the power of perceiving.—ns. Percip′ience, Percip′iency.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Percipient

   with the power of perceiving.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of percipient in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of percipient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=percipient
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Percipient
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=percipient
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percipient
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=percipient
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=percipient