percipient

(pər-sĭp'ē-ənt)
adj.
Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily.

n.
One that perceives.

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

percipience per·cip'i·ence or per·cip'i·en·cy n.

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adj

Definition: astute
Antonyms: obtuse, stupid

General term in parapsychology to denote an individual taking part in a test of extrasensory perception. In the case of a subject who is involved in an experiment to receive impressions from an agent or sender of information, the term "percipient" is usually used.

For a list of words related to percipient, see:

• Intelligent, Informed, Clever, or Articulate

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See words rhyming with "percipient."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indsigtsfuld, skønsom
n. - telepatisk person

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewust, opmerkzaam, iemand die (buitenzintuiglijk) waarneemt

Français (French)
adj. - perspicace, percepteur, fin, pertinent, (Philos) percipient
n. - personne perceptrice (de sensations, etc)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - scharfsichtig, wahrnehmend
n. - Wahrnehmer

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νοήμων
n. - μέντιουμ

Italiano (Italian)
capace di percezione, telepata

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - perceptivo
n. -

Русский (Russian)
проницательный, восприимчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de percepción
n. - perceptor, capaz de percepción

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klarsynt, medveten, insiktsfull
n. - förnimmande varelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
知觉的, 有知觉的, 知觉者, 鉴赏力

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 知覺的, 有知覺的
n. - 知覺者, 鑒賞力

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지각력 있는, 의식적인
n. - 지각자, 선견지명이 있는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 知覚力のある, 炯眼の
n. - 知覚者, 千里眼

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مدرك, فطن, بصير (الاسم) إدراك, ذكاء, نفاذ بصيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהיר-תפיסה, מבחין‬
n. - ‮אדם בעל יכולת הבחנה על-חושית‬

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