sentient

[ sen-shuhnt ‐shee-uhnt ‐tee-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.

  2. characterized by sensation and consciousness.

noun
  1. a person or thing that is sentient.

  2. Archaic. the conscious mind.

Origin of sentient

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin sentient-, stem of sentiēns “feeling,” present participle of sentīre “to feel” cf. sense

Other words from sentient

  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for sentient

sentient

/ (ˈsɛntɪənt) /


adjective
  1. having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscious

noun
  1. rare a sentient person or thing

Origin of sentient

1
C17: from Latin sentiēns feeling, from sentīre to perceive

Derived forms of sentient

  • sentiently, adverb

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