Percipient means having deep insight or understanding, and can also refer to someone who perceives.
Percipient means having deep insight or understanding, and can also refer to someone who perceives.
| Front | percipient \per-SIP-ee-ant\ |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective Having deep insight or understanding. One that perceives. [From Latin percipere (to perceive), from per- (thoroughly) + capere (to seize). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kap- (to grasp), which also gave us captive, capsule, capable, capture, cable, chassis, occupy, deceive, gaff, caitiff, and captious. Earliest documented use: 1659.] "I am a percipient and keen observer and manage an asset class which has long-term return potential." - Sanket Dhanorkar; Fund Manager's Pharma; The Economic Times (New Delhi, India); Mar 6, 2012. |
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