sentient
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.ti.ənt/
The English word “sentient” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
- Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.
- Possessing human-like awareness and intelligence.
noun
- Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.
- An intelligent, self-aware being.
Etymology
From Latin sentiēns (“feeling, perceiving”), present active participle of sentiō.
Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “sentient” there
More English words
About this dictionary
The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.
Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.