percipient

Meaning of percipient

adjective
  1. having good insight or understanding; perceptive.
    he is a percipient interpreter of the public mood

noun

(especially in philosophy or with reference to psychic phenomena) a person who is able to perceive things.

mid 17th century: from Latin percipient- ‘seizing, understanding’, from the verb percipere .

Information about percipient

  • The plural form of percipient is: percipients.
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Hyphenation of percipient

per-cip-i-ent

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
  • percipient is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

percipient synonyms

Meaning clear:

clear

Meaning perceiver:

perceiver, observer, beholder

Meaning having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage:

astute

Meaning having or showing sensitive insight:

perceptive

Meaning having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute:

shrewd

Meaning having or showing good judgement:

discerning

Meaning having a ready insight into and understanding of things:

perspicacious

Meaning having or showing speed of perception, comprehension, or response:

sharp

Meaning (of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree:

acute

Meaning having or showing clear insight:

penetrating

Meaning having or showing refined taste or good judgement:

discriminating

Meaning having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level:

intelligent

Meaning quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent:

clever

Meaning having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters:

canny

Meaning using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:

intuitive

Meaning moving fast or doing something in a short time:

quick

Meaning quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances; vigilant:

alert

Meaning done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit:

sensible

Meaning having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense:

judicious

Meaning having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement:

wise

Meaning having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd:

sagacious

Meaning an aromatic plant whose greyish-green leaves are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean:

sage

Meaning (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking:

incisive

Meaning sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving:

understanding

Meaning reacting quickly and positively:

responsive

Meaning quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences:

sensitive

Meaning having or showing a quick-witted intelligence:

smart

Meaning covered with fine, soft hair or feathers:

downy

Meaning shrewd and wary:

suss

Meaning having a mocking or cynical sense of humour:

pawky

Meaning shrewd:

argute

percipient antonyms

Meaning annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand:

obtuse

Meaning having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense:

stupid

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