Percipient
/pəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who perceives something.
"As anatomy, physiology and, later, psychology have developed into more or less well-organized sciences, they have necessarily and rightly come to incorporate the study of, among other things, the structures, mechanisms, and functionings of animal and human bodies qua percipient."
- 2 a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses wordnet
- 3 One who has perceived a paranormal event.
"In the course of investigating the haunting, I interviewed several percipients."
Adjective
- 1 Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.
"Fasting, yet not of want Percipient, he on that mysterious steed Had reach’d his resting-place, For expectation kept his nature up."
- 2 Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, like a very young child. dated
Adjective
- 1 characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving wordnet
Example
More examples"Fasting, yet not of want Percipient, he on that mysterious steed Had reach’d his resting-place, For expectation kept his nature up."
Etymology
From Latin percipiēns, present participle of percipiō (“to perceive”).