percipient

per·cip·i·ent  (pr-sp-nt)

adj.

Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily.

n.

One that perceives.

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

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per·cipi·ence, per·cipi·en·cy n.

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percipient [pəˈsɪpɪənt]

adj

1. able to perceive

2. perceptive

n

a person or thing that perceives

[from Latin percipiens observing, from percipere to grasp; see perceive]

percipience  n

percipiently  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses beholder, observer, perceiver individual, 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 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; "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 visual witness, 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" clear discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"