sentience
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.ʃəns/
The English word “sentience” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness.
Etymology
From sentient, from Latin sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“feel, sense”). Compare with sentence, its equivalent formation from Classic Latin sententia (for *sentientia).
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