per‧cip‧i‧ent /pəˈsɪpiənt $ pər-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of percipere; ⇒ perceive]
quick to notice and understand things
Synonym : perceptive—percipience noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲