percipient
adjective
[ pəˈsɪpɪənt ]
• having good insight or understanding; perceptive.
• "he is a percipient interpreter of the public mood"
Similar:
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,
on the ball,
smart,
downy,
suss,
pawky,
heads-up,
long-headed,
argute,
percipient
noun
• (especially in philosophy or with reference to psychic phenomena) a person who is able to perceive things.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin percipient- ‘seizing, understanding’, from the verb percipere .
