as in understanding
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a novelist who reveals an exceptional percipience of human aspirations and desires
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Recent Examples of percipience
More recent events sent me back to the novel itself, and to a new respect for Lewis’ percipience about Americans’ vulnerability to the blandishments of political charlatans, and about his oracular vision of how a fascist takeover would unfold.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
Readers knew to expect in a Flanigan column percipience and foresight, expressed in graceful, unaffected prose.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
Jones has experience with a wide array of run-pass option plays as well, and his football percipience is highly regarded.
—Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 3 Apr. 2021
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
Readers knew to expect in a Flanigan column percipience and foresight, expressed in graceful, unaffected prose.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
Jones has experience with a wide array of run-pass option plays as well, and his football percipience is highly regarded.
—Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 3 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percipience
Noun
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There’s a tender dynamic between the two, a kind of sublimated love that comes from mutual understanding.—
Sarah Larson,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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What Adams and Jefferson understood in the 19th century still applies to the divisions in American society today: Reconciliation requires understanding.—
Betsy Sinclair,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lopez was moved to tears while addressing the crowd at the Sundance premiere and expressed her appreciation for being involved in the movie musical.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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Instead of sporadic, one-off acknowledgments, appreciation becomes a consistent and measurable part of workplace culture — with half the effort but twice the impact.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As autonomous driving and conversing with your vehicle increase, your perception of it changes, posits Wagener.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
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According to a new survey, negative perceptions of esports are a thing of the past.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Percipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipience. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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