n. [ Pref. ad- + perception: cf. F. apperception. ] (Metaph.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. Leibnitz. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]

This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the ability to perceive or gain information about external facts or events by means other than the senses. the existence of such an ability, as well as other parapsychologial phenomena, is widely disbelieved among scientists, and no demonstration of the phenomenon satisfyng rigorous standards of scientific proof has been reported. [ PJC ]

n. The state or quality of being imperceptible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + perceptible: cf. F. imperceptible. ] Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the senses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended. [ 1913 Webster ]

Almost imperceptible to the touch. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost imperceptible. Burke.

-- Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Im`per*cep"ti*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their . . . subtilty and imperceptibleness. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of perception. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unable to perceive. [ 1913 Webster ]

The imperceptive part of the soul. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Erroneous perception. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. percipere, perceptum. ] 1. That object or phenomenon which is perceived. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The mental result of perceiving; the sensation of something perceived; that part of the mental state resulting from an act of perception. [ PJC ]

The modern discussion between percept and concept, the one sensuous, the other intellectual. Max Müller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. perceptibilité. ] 1. The quality or state of being perceptible; as, the perceptibility of light or color. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Perception. [ R. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. perceptibilis: cf. F. perceptible. See Perceive. ] Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable; large enough to be perceived; not so small as to be incapable of perception. [ 1913 Webster ]

With a perceptible blast of the air. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Per*cep"ti*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. perceptio: cf. F. perception. See Perceive. ] 1. The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apprehension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apprehension; cognition. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Metaph.) The faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or qualities through the senses; -- distinguished from conception. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Matter hath no life nor perception, and is not conscious of its own existence. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The quality, state, or capability, of being affected by something external; sensation; sensibility. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This experiment discovereth perception in plants. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An idea; a notion. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “The word perception is, in the language of philosophers previous to Reid, used in a very extensive signification. By Descartes, Malebranche, Locke, Leibnitz, and others, it is employed in a sense almost as unexclusive as consciousness, in its widest signification. By Reid this word was limited to our faculty acquisitive of knowledge, and to that branch of this faculty whereby, through the senses, we obtain a knowledge of the external world. But his limitation did not stop here. In the act of external perception he distinguished two elements, to which he gave the names of perception and sensation. He ought perhaps to have called these perception proper and sensation proper, when employed in his special meaning.” Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. perceptif. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception. “His perceptive and reflective faculties.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Possesing or exhibiting a high degree of understanding, insight, intuition, or analytical skill; as, he gave a perceptive analysis of the situation. [ PJC ]

n. The quality or state of being perceptive; power of perception. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of perceiving again; a repeated perception of the same object. [ 1913 Webster ]

No external praise can give me such a glow as my own solitary reperception and ratification of what is fine. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

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