Meaning of PERCIPIENT
| Pronunciation: | | pur'sipeeunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" |
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| | Synonyms: | | clear, discerning |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | acute, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, argute, astute, aware, cogent, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, discerning, farseeing, farsighted, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, incisive, insightful, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable, longheaded, longsighted, mindful, omniscient, penetrating, perceptive, perspicacious, perspicuous, piercing, prehensile, provident, sagacious, sensible, shrewd, trenchant, understanding, wise |
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