How to pronounce percipient
American English pronunciation
pur-SIP-ee-unt
- IPA
- /pɚˈsɪpi.ənt/
- Syllables
- pur · SIP · ee · unt (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What percipient means
Sharp at noticing and understanding what goes on
In a sentence: Our percipient neighbor guessed we were planning a surprise party just from the balloons in the car.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning perceiving, from the Latin verb for to perceive.
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