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adjective
1.
having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
2.
characterized by sensation and consciousness.
noun
3.
a person or thing that is sentient.
4.
Archaic. the conscious mind.
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Sentient
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Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin sentient- (stem of sentiēns, present participle of sentīre to feel), equivalent to senti- verb stem + -ent- -ent
1595–1605; < Latin sentient- (stem of sentiēns, present participle of sentīre to feel), equivalent to senti- verb stem + -ent- -ent
Related forms
sen·tient·ly, adverb
non·sen·tient, adjective
non·sen·tient·ly, adverb
un·sen·tient, adjective
un·sen·tient·ly, adverb
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sentient
1632, "capable of feeling," from L. sentientem (nom. sentiens) "feeling," prp. of sentire "to feel" (see sense). Meaning "conscious" (of something) is from 1815.
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sentient sen·tient (sěn'shənt, -shē-ənt)
adj.
Having sense perception; conscious.
Experiencing sensation or feeling.
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