sentient
- having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
- characterized by sensation and consciousness.
- a person or thing that is sentient.
- Archaic. the conscious mind.
Origin of sentient
Related Words for sentient
alert, attentive, awake, aware, cognizant, feeling, informed, knowing, noticing, observing, perceiving, receptive, responsive, seeing, understanding, watchful, apperceptive, recognizingExamples from the Web for sentient
Contemporary Examples of sentient
What is the quality of the sentient light they encounter, that “shines not burns”?
Add Jews and Muslims to the mix, and a monotheistic belief in a sentient higher power is practically universal in the U.S.
Moreover, taking the life of a sentient being is repugnant, a sin that prevents many devout Buddhists from slaughtering animals.
Historical Examples of sentient
It was sentient, it was alive and aware and waiting, and it was listening.
We're Friends, NowHenry Hasse
As usual he addressed the dog as though he were a sentient being.
'Smiles'Eliot H. Robinson
It came to me just now like a sentient thing—like something human.
The Shadow WorldHamlin Garland
Of all sentient creatures in that deluge he was suffering most.
BonaventureGeorge Washington Cable
What if some other awareness did inhabit the universe, sentient—and lonely?
Eight Keys to EdenMark Irvin Clifton
sentient
- having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscious
- rare a sentient person or thing
Word Origin for sentient
Word Origin and History for sentient
1630s, "capable of feeling," from Latin sentientem (nominative sentiens) "feeling," present participle of sentire "to feel" (see sense (n.)). Meaning "conscious" (of something) is from 1815.
sentient
(sĕn′shənt, -shē-ənt)- Having sense perception; conscious.
- Experiencing sensation or feeling.