sapient
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
having or showing self-awareness: sapient life forms.
Origin of sapient
1Other words from sapient
- sa·pi·ence, sa·pi·en·cy, noun
- sa·pi·ent·ly, adverb
- un·sa·pi·ent, adjective
- un·sa·pi·ent·ly, adverb
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How to use sapient in a sentence
Some affirm that he wrote to please royalty, but if so why did he not condemn the custom to appease the wrath of a sapient king.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Therefore why be sapient and solemn about it, like an editorial in a newspaper?
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesOne sapient editor said that the pearls in the mussels in Salmon and Connecticut Rivers caused the disturbance.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete | Charles M. SkinnerAs this sapient precept dropped oracularly from his lips, a word at a time, his figure faded and turned pale.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales | Emile Erckmann and Alexandre ChatrianYou are really inimitable, you stern guardians of morals and most sapient defenders of the immaculateness of the State!
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2 | Ernst Eckstein
British Dictionary definitions for sapient
/ (ˈseɪpɪənt) /
often ironic wise or sagacious
Origin of sapient
1Derived forms of sapient
- sapience, noun
- sapiently, adverb
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