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pi adjective
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English sapyent < Latin sapient- (stem of sapiēns, present participle of sapere to be wise, literally, to taste, have taste), equivalent to sapi- verb stem + -ent- -ent
1425–75; late Middle English sapyent < Latin sapient- (stem of sapiēns, present participle of sapere to be wise, literally, to taste, have taste), equivalent to sapi- verb stem + -ent- -ent
Related forms
sa·pi·ence, sa·pi·en·cy, noun
sa·pi·ent·ly, adverb
un·sa·pi·ent, adjective
un·sa·pi·ent·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| ironic often wise or sagacious | |
| [C15: from Latin sapere to taste] | |
| 'sapience | |
| —n | |
| 'sapiently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
sapient
"wise," 1468, from O.Fr. sapient, from L. sapientem (nom. sapiens), prp. of sapere "to taste, have taste, be wise," from PIE base *sep- "to taste, perceive" (cf. O.S. an-sebban "to perceive, remark," O.H.G. antseffen, O.E. sefa "mind, understanding, insight"). Sapience "wisdom, understanding" is recorded
from c.1300.
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Example sentences
There is a simplicity to the combination of the few ingredients, yet a sapient harmony.
Nevertheless, the sapient exploration geologist can find upon it significant regional features.
Nevertheless, the sapient exploration geologist can find upon it significant regional features not apparent to the untrained user.
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