percipient
IPA: pɝsˈɪpiʌnt
noun
- (philosophy, psychology) One who perceives something.
- (parapsychology) One who has perceived a paranormal event.
adjective
- Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.
- (psychology, education, dated) Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, as a very young child.
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Examples of "percipient" in Sentences
- The man was percipient.
- Animals are also percipient beings.
- I give it in the percipient's own words.
- See Plumbago's percipient comment above.
- Some people have percipient and are sensitive.
- My boss was respected for his percipient plans.
- You can't have a perception without a percipient.
- These sets have to be learned by heart by the agent and the percipient.
- A month later, the percipient article was judged to be finite but unbounded.
- To this day, not all of the percipient witnesses to that event have been interviewed.
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