percipient

per·cip·i·ent

P0183800 (pər-sĭp′ē-ənt)adj. Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily.n. One that perceives.

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[Latin percipiēns, percipient-, present participle of percipere, to perceive; see perceive.]

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per·cip′i·ence, per·cip′i·en·cy n.

percipient

(pəˈsɪpɪənt) adj1. able to perceive2. perceptivena person or thing that perceives[C17: from Latin percipiens observing, from percipere to grasp; see perceive] perˈcipience, perˈcipiency n perˈcipiently adv

per•cip•i•ent

(pərˈsɪp i ənt)

adj. 1. perceiving or capable of perceiving. 2. having or showing perception; discerning. n. 3. one that perceives. [1655–65; < Latin percipient- (s. of percipiēns), present participle of percipere to take in; see perceive, -ent] per•cip′i•ence, per•cip′i•en•cy, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the sensesbeholder, observer, perceiverindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"eyeglass wearer - a person who wears spectacles in order to see betterdiscoverer, finder, spotter - someone who is the first to observe somethingattender, auditor, hearer, listener - someone who listens attentivelyaudile - one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motormotile - one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of actionnoticer - someone who takes notice; "a careful noticer of details"seer - an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"visualiser, visualizer - one whose prevailing mental imagery is visualwitness, witnesser, informant - someone who sees an event and reports what happened
Adj.	1.	percipient - characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author"cleardiscerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"

Translations

percettivo