sentient

American  

[sen-shuhnt, ‐shee-uhnt, ‐tee-uhnt] / ˈsɛn ʃənt, ‐ʃi ənt, ‐ti ənt /

adjective

1. having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.

2. characterized by sensation and consciousness.

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noun

1. a person or thing that is sentient.

2. Archaic. the conscious mind.

sentient British  

/ ˈsɛntɪənt /

adjective

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

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noun

1. rare a sentient person or thing

Other Word Forms

• nonsentient adjective
• nonsentiently adverb
• sentiently adverb
• unsentient adjective
• unsentiently adverb

Etymology

Origin of sentient

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

Example Sentences

The model, which Musk has said will “feel sentient,” was initially meant to debut by the end of 2025.

From MarketWatch

The model, which Musk has said will “feel sentient,” was initially meant to debut by the end of 2025.

From MarketWatch

Others don’t want the seemingly sentient tech near their loved ones until it has more guardrails and undergoes further testing.

From Los Angeles Times

A postcard from Pandora would showcase its floating mountains, bioluminescent forests and sentient hot-air balloons.

From Los Angeles Times

But it all goes wrong when it ends up unleashing a mysterious, sentient AI bot named NigelDave into society - "a hyper-intelligence built by humans" - flaws included.

From BBC