Sekirov Dictionary

percipient

UK /pəˈsɪp.i.ənt/US /pɚˈsɪp.i.ənt/

adjective 2
noun 2
forms 3

adjective2

•
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. — 1801
(old-fashioned) Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, like a very young child.

noun2

One who perceives something.
•
One who has perceived a paranormal event.
- In the course of investigating the haunting, I interviewed several percipients.

forms

percipients · more percipient · most percipient

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