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sen⋅tient

  [sen-shuhnt]
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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.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L sentient- (s. of sentiēns, prp. of sentīre to feel), equiv. to senti- v. s. + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
sen⋅tient⋅ly, adverb
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sen·tient   (sěn'shənt, -shē-ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Having sense perception; conscious: "The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage" (T.E. Lawrence).
  2. Experiencing sensation or feeling.

[Latin sentiēns, sentient-, present participle of sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]
sen'tient·ly adv.
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Sentient

Sen"ti*ent\, a. [L. sentiens, -entis, p. pr. of sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See Sense.] Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient extremities of nerves, which terminate in the various organs or tissues.

Sentient

Sen"ti*ent\, n. One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sen·tient
Pronunciation: 'sen-ch(E-)&nt, 'sent-E-&nt
Function: adjective
: responsive to or conscious of sense impressions —sen·tient·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sentient sen·tient (sěn'shənt, -shē-ənt)
adj.

  1. Having sense perception; conscious.
  2. Experiencing sensation or feeling.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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