单词 | percipient |
释义 | percipient/pəˈsɪpɪənt /adjective Having good insight or understanding; perceptive: he is a percipient interpreter of the public mood...
Synonyms astute, perceptive, shrewd, discerning, perspicacious, sharp, sharp-witted, acute, penetrating, discriminating, clear-sighted, clear-eyed, far-sighted, intelligent, clever, canny, intuitive, quick, alert, sensible, judicious, wise, sagacious, sage, incisive, sharp-sighted, far-seeing, open-eyed, understanding, responsive, sensitive informal on the ball, smart, downy British informal suss Scottish & Northern English informal pawky North American informal heads-up dated long-headed rare argute noun (Especially in philosophy or with reference to psychic phenomena) a person who is able to perceive things.Results indicated that one of the percipients ' reports should be evaluated with special caution....
DerivativespercipientlyOriginMid 17th century: from Latin percipient- 'seizing, understanding', from the verb percipere. Rhymes |
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