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
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
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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She has been hailed for her deep understanding of local government and ability to reach across the aisle to implement her agenda.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Togetherness, understanding, players who want to fight in the same direction.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hoffman grew up visiting the Cincinnati Zoo, which led to his appreciation for nature.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Writer Claudia Riiff Finseth credits Tolkien’s Catholic upbringing and interest in Anglo-Saxon literature to his appreciation of the tree’s rich symbolism.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Forgetting to Stay Hydrated While there's a widespread perception that coffee dehydrates, that's not necessarily true.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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Speak up without speaking over One of the biggest perception gaps has to do with challenging misogynistic behavior at work.—
Colleen Tolan,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Percipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipience. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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