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PERCIPIENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
Synonyms:
beholder; observer; perceiver; percipient
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("percipient" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "percipient"):
eyeglass wearer (a person who wears spectacles in order to see better)
discoverer; finder; spotter (someone who is the first to observe something)
attender; auditor; hearer; listener (someone who listens attentively)
audile (one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor)
motile (one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action)
noticer (someone who takes notice)
seer (an observer who perceives visually)
looker; spectator; viewer; watcher; witness (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind))
visualiser; visualizer (one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual)
informant; witness; witnesser (someone who sees an event and reports what happened)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
Example:
a percipient author
Synonyms:
clear; percipient
Classified under:
Similar:
discerning (having or revealing keen insight and good judgment)
Derivation:
perceive (become conscious of)
