per ‧ cip ‧ i ‧ ent /pəˈsɪpiənt $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of percipere ; ⇨ ↑ perceive ]
quick to notice and understand things SYN perceptive
—percipience noun [uncountable]
per ‧ cip ‧ i ‧ ent /pəˈsɪpiənt $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of percipere ; ⇨ ↑ perceive ]
quick to notice and understand things SYN perceptive
—percipience noun [uncountable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012