I. -ənt noun
Etymology: Latin percipient-, percipiens, present participle of percipere to perceive
Date: 1662
1. : one that perceives
2. : a person on whose mind a telepathic impulse or message is held to fall
II. adjective
Date: 1692
: capable of or characterized by perception : discerning
a percipient critic
• per·cip·i·ent·ly adverb