percipient Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
    perceiver; observer; beholder.
  2. adjective satellite characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
    clear.
    • clear mind
    • a percipient author

WordNet

Per*cip"i*ent adjective
Etymology
L. percipiens, -entis, p.pr. of percipere. See Perceive.
Definitions
  1. Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. Bentley. -- n. One who, or that which, is percipient. Glanvill.

Webster 1913