Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Percipient /pẽrs-ĭp'-ē-ənt/ · Per·cip·i·ent · IPA /pɚˈsɪp.i.ənt/ 01 a. Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. 1. Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being.