percipient
UK /pəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ · US /pɚˈsɪp.i.ənt/ adjective, noun
Forms percipients
- adjective Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.
- adjective (psychology, education, dated) Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, like a very young child.
- noun (philosophy, psychology) One who perceives something.
- noun (parapsychology) One who has perceived a paranormal event. “In the course of investigating the haunting, I interviewed several percipients.”
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Etymology
From Latin percipiēns, present participle of percipiō (“to perceive”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. Bentley.
- adjective One who, or that which, is percipient. Glanvill.
Etymology [L. percipiens, -entis, p.pr. of percipere. See Perceive.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “percipient”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details