sentient
[ sen-shuhnt ‐shee-uhnt ‐tee-uhnt ]
adjective
having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
characterized by sensation and consciousness.
noun
a person or thing that is sentient.
Archaic. the conscious mind.
Origin of sentient
1First 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
having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscious
noun
rare a sentient person or thing
Origin of sentient
1C17: from Latin sentiēns feeling, from sentīre to perceive
Derived forms of sentient
- sentiently, adverb
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