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Synonyms

sapient

American  
[sey-pee-uhnt] / ˈseɪ pi ənt /

adjective

  1. having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.

  2. having or showing self-awareness.

    sapient life forms.
sapient British  
/ ˈseɪpɪənt /

adjective

  1. ironic wise or sagacious

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Other Word Forms

  • sapience noun
  • sapiency noun
  • sapiently adverb
  • unsapient adjective
  • unsapiently adverb

Etymology

Origin of sapient

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English sapyent, from Latin sapient- (stem of sapiēns, present participle of sapere “to be wise,” literally, “to taste, have taste”), equivalent to sapi- verb stem + -ent- adjective suffix; -ent

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