"percipient" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more percipient [comparative], most percipient [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin percipiēns, present participle of percipiō (“to perceive”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|la|percipiēns}} Latin percipiēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} percipient (comparative more percipient, superlative most percipient)
  1. Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly. Translations (having the ability to perceive): лесно възприемащ (lesno vǎzpriemašt) (Bulgarian), airitheach (Irish), braiteach (Irish), tuisceanach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-percipient-en-adj-6SmZtlno Disambiguation of 'having the ability to perceive': 96 4
  2. (psychology, education, dated) Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, as a very young child. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Education, Psychology
    Sense id: en-percipient-en-adj-fJhynBZ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 55 18 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 71 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 53 20 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 57 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 50 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 53 17 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 49 18 17 Topics: education, human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Noun

Forms: percipients [plural]
Etymology: From Latin percipiēns, present participle of percipiō (“to perceive”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|la|percipiēns}} Latin percipiēns Head templates: {{en-noun}} percipient (plural percipients)
  1. (philosophy, psychology) One who perceives something. Categories (topical): Philosophy, Psychology Translations (one who perceives something): airitheoir [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-percipient-en-noun-8W8jEumD Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'one who perceives something': 85 15
  2. (parapsychology) One who has perceived a paranormal event. Categories (topical): Parapsychology, People Translations (One who has perceived a paranormal event): percipient (French)
    Sense id: en-percipient-en-noun-5HrwIQdx Disambiguation of People: 1 20 35 44 Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience Disambiguation of 'One who has perceived a paranormal event': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: perceive, perceptive, perceptor

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