Meanings
nounperception (countable and uncountable, plural perceptions)
plural perceptions
- countableuncountableThe organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
- countableuncountableConscious understanding of something.
have perception of time
- countableuncountableVision (ability)
- countableuncountableAcuity
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounthe representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Similar
perceptperceptual experience
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinperceptiō“a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension”
- Middle Frenchpercepcion
- Middle Englishpercepcioun
- Englishperception
From Middle English percepcioun, from Middle French percepcion, from Latin perceptiō (“a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension”), from perceptus (“perceived, observed”), perfect passive participle of percipiō (“to perceive, observe”); see perceive.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans persepsie, waarneming
- persepsieconscious understanding of something
- waarnemingconscious understanding of something
Ancient Greek αἴσθησις
- αἴσθησις (aísthēsis)that which is detected by the five senses
Arabic اِدْرََاك حَسِّيّ
- اِدْرََاك حَسِّيّ (idraāk ḥassiyy)conscious understanding of something
Bengali উপলব্ধি, উপলব্ধি
- উপলব্ধি (upolobdhi)the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information
- উপলব্ধি (upolobdhi)conscious understanding of something
- অনুধাবন (onudhabon)conscious understanding of something
Bulgarian възприя́тие, схващане
- възприя́тие (văzprijátie)the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information
- схващане (shvaštane)conscious understanding of something
- разбиране (razbirane)conscious understanding of something
- възприятие (văzprijatie)that which is detected by the five senses
- зрение (zrenie)vision (ability)
Catalan percepció, percepció
- percepcióconscious understanding of something
- percepcióthat which is detected by the five senses
- percepcióvision (ability)
Chinese Mandarin 知覺 /知觉, 感知
- 知覺 /知觉 (zhījué)conscious understanding of something
- 感知 (gǎnzhī)conscious understanding of something
Czech vnímání, vjem
- vnímáníconscious understanding of something
- vjemthat which is detected by the five senses
Danish opfattelse
- opfattelseconscious understanding of something
Dutch perceptie, gewaarwording
- perceptieconscious understanding of something
- gewaarwordingconscious understanding of something
- waarnemingconscious understanding of something
- zichtvision (ability)
- waarnemingvision (ability)
Finnish havainto, havaitseminen
- havaintothe organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information
- havaitseminenthe organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information
- havainnointiconscious understanding of something
- havaintokykyconscious understanding of something
- -tunneconscious understanding of something
- aistimusthat which is detected by the five senses
- havaintothat which is detected by the five senses
- näkökykyvision (ability)
- näkövision (ability)
- näköaistivision (ability)
French perception, perception
- perceptionconscious understanding of something
- perceptionthat which is detected by the five senses
- perceptionvision (ability)
German Wahrnehmung
- Wahrnehmungconscious understanding of something
Greek αντίληψη, αντίληψη
- αντίληψη (antílipsi)conscious understanding of something
- αντίληψη (antílipsi)that which is detected by the five senses
- διορατικότητα (dioratikótita)that which is detected by the five senses
- αίσθηση (aísthisi)that which is detected by the five senses
- όραση (órasi)vision (ability)
Hebrew תפיסה, קליטה
- תפיסה (tfissa)that which is detected by the five senses
- קליטה (klita)that which is detected by the five senses
Hungarian észlelés, felfogás
- észlelésthe organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information
- felfogásconscious understanding of something
- megértésconscious understanding of something
- érzékelésthat which is detected by the five senses
- észlelésthat which is detected by the five senses
- látásvision (ability)
Irish braistint
- braistintconscious understanding of something
Italian percezione, percezione
- percezioneconscious understanding of something
- percezionethat which is detected by the five senses
- sentorethat which is detected by the five senses
Japanese 知覚
- 知覚 (chikaku)conscious understanding of something
Latvian uztvere
- uztvereconscious understanding of something
Polish percepcja, postrzeganie
- percepcjaconscious understanding of something
- postrzeganieconscious understanding of something
- spostrzeganieconscious understanding of something
Portuguese percepção, perceção
- percepçãoconscious understanding of something
- perceçãoconscious understanding of something
- percepçãothat which is detected by the five senses
- perceçãothat which is detected by the five senses
- percepçãovision (ability)
- perceçãovision (ability)
Romanian percepție, percepere
- percepțieconscious understanding of something
- percepereconscious understanding of something
- discernereconscious understanding of something
- discernământconscious understanding of something
- percepțiethat which is detected by the five senses
- percepțievision (ability)
Russian восприя́тие, перце́пция
- восприя́тие (vosprijátije)conscious understanding of something
- перце́пция (percépcija)conscious understanding of something
- восприя́тие (vosprijátije)that which is detected by the five senses
- реце́пция (recépcija)that which is detected by the five senses
Scottish Gaelic toirt fa-near, toirt fa-near
- toirt fa-nearconscious understanding of something
- toirt fa-nearthat which is detected by the five senses
- toirt fa-nearvision (ability)
Slovak vnímanie, vnem
- vnímanieconscious understanding of something
- vnemthat which is detected by the five senses
Spanish percepción, percepción
- percepciónconscious understanding of something
- percepciónthat which is detected by the five senses
Swedish uppfattning, förnimmelse
- uppfattningconscious understanding of something
- förnimmelseconscious understanding of something
Tagalog watas
- watasconscious understanding of something
Thai การรับรู้
- การรับรู้ (gaan-ráp-rúu)conscious understanding of something
Ukrainian сприйняття́, перце́пція
- сприйняття́ (spryjnjattjá)conscious understanding of something
- перце́пція (percépcija)conscious understanding of something
- сприйняття́ (spryjnjattjá)that which is detected by the five senses
- чуття́ (čuttjá)that which is detected by the five senses
Urdu حسی ادراک, حواس خمسہ کا ادراک
- حسی ادراکconscious understanding of something
- حواس خمسہ کا ادراکthat which is detected by the five senses
Vietnamese tri giác
- tri giácconscious understanding of something
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with perception
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Cite this entry
APA
perception. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perception
MLA
“perception.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perception. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perception,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perception.
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