Percipiences

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The capacity for perception or the ability to understand and recognize sensory information
2. A form of consciousness that involves awareness and interpretation of stimuli in the environment
3. The unique ability to grasp and discern meanings from one’s sensory experiences in various contexts

Etymology: "Percipiences" is simply the plural of "percipience," so its history runs through "percipient," which comes from the Latin "percipiens," the present participle of "percipere," meaning "to perceive" or "to seize entirely." The Latin verb combines "per-," meaning "through" or "thoroughly," with "capere," meaning "to take" or "to grab." Perceiving, in the original sense, was a kind of thorough taking-hold, which is why the same root also gives English words like "conceive" and "receive." The English adjective "percipient," meaning quick to notice or discern, came first, and "percipience" was formed from it as the noun for that quality. The plural form "percipiences" is used when referring to multiple instances of this discerning ability, though it is rare.

Synonyms: perceptions, awarenesses, insights, recognitions, sensibilities

Antonyms: ignorances, unawareness, obliviousness, blindness, insensitivities