perceantadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsənt/, U.S.

/ˈpərsənt/

Forms: Middle English perceaunt, Middle English persand, Middle English persaund, Middle English pershaunt, Middle English–1500s persaunt, Middle English–1600s persant, 1500s pearchant, 1500s peirsant, 1600s pearcant, 1800s perceant.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French perçant.

Etymology: < Middle French perçant piercing (1342 of a look), present participle of percer pierce v.Some of the Middle English forms could alternatively be interpreted as forms of piercing adj. showing -and suffix¹. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pə̄·ɹsănt) /ˈpɜːsənt/.

rare after 17th cent. (archaic in later use).

Penetrating, sharp, keen, piercing. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > vigorous or intense in operation

strongeOE

smartc1300

steevec1300

keen1340

piercinga1400

perceantc1400

forta1513

incisive1528

vigorous1548

forcible1555

emphatical1581

searching1590

nervous1616

strenuous1632

arrowy1650

intent1650

urging1658

sinewous1663

emphatic1689

drastic1808

needling1839

shrewd1842

gimlet1894

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. i. 155 Loue is..portatyf and persant [c1400 C text pershaunt; v.rr. persaunt, persaund; persende] as þe poynt of a nedle.

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 2809 Hir laughing eyen, persaunt and clere.

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 111 (MED) If þou shall assayll castels, vse Instrumentz castyng stones, as Mangoles or Perrerers..and oþer Instrumentz perceaunt & lanceaunt.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. x. sig. K3^v All were his earthly eien both blunt and bad,..Yet wondrous quick and persaunt was his spright.

1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. vi. 11 Pellucid, milde, subtill, cleare, sweet, persant, soone hot and colde.

1636 W. Sampson Vow Breaker iii. i There is no cavern in the earth's vast entrailes But I can through as pearcant as the light.

1820 J. Keats Lamia ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 45 The sophist's eye, Like a sharp spear,..Keen, cruel, perceant, stinging.

2007 A. Zurcher Spenser's Legal Lang. Acknowl. p. vii I single out for special honorarium my neighbours in Finella,..and for all their perceant smarts, at Queens'.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perceant
释义	perceantadj. Brit. /ˈpəːsənt/, U.S. /ˈpərsənt/ Forms: Middle English perceaunt, Middle English persand, Middle English persaund, Middle English pershaunt, Middle English–1500s persaunt, Middle English–1600s persant, 1500s pearchant, 1500s peirsant, 1600s pearcant, 1800s perceant. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French perçant. Etymology: < Middle French perçant piercing (1342 of a look), present participle of percer pierce v.Some of the Middle English forms could alternatively be interpreted as forms of piercing adj. showing -and suffix¹. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pə̄·ɹsănt) /ˈpɜːsənt/. rare after 17th cent. (archaic in later use). Penetrating, sharp, keen, piercing. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > vigorous or intense in operation strongeOE smartc1300 steevec1300 keen1340 piercinga1400 perceantc1400 forta1513 incisive1528 vigorous1548 forcible1555 emphatical1581 searching1590 nervous1616 strenuous1632 arrowy1650 intent1650 urging1658 sinewous1663 emphatic1689 drastic1808 needling1839 shrewd1842 gimlet1894 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. i. 155 Loue is..portatyf and persant [c1400 C text pershaunt; v.rr. persaunt, persaund; persende] as þe poynt of a nedle. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 2809 Hir laughing eyen, persaunt and clere. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 111 (MED) If þou shall assayll castels, vse Instrumentz castyng stones, as Mangoles or Perrerers..and oþer Instrumentz perceaunt & lanceaunt. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. x. sig. K3^v All were his earthly eien both blunt and bad,..Yet wondrous quick and persaunt was his spright. 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. vi. 11 Pellucid, milde, subtill, cleare, sweet, persant, soone hot and colde. 1636 W. Sampson Vow Breaker iii. i There is no cavern in the earth's vast entrailes But I can through as pearcant as the light. 1820 J. Keats Lamia ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 45 The sophist's eye, Like a sharp spear,..Keen, cruel, perceant, stinging. 2007 A. Zurcher Spenser's Legal Lang. Acknowl. p. vii I single out for special honorarium my neighbours in Finella,..and for all their perceant smarts, at Queens'. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1400
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