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 Definitions of sapient  [ˈseɪ pi ənt]  

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Definition of 'sapient' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) sapient
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.

Etymology:  (1425–75; < L sapient-, s. of sapiēns, prp. of sapere to be wise, lit., to taste, have taste)

Definition of 'sapient' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) perspicacious, sagacious, sapient
acutely insightful and wise
"much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"


Definition of 'sapient' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) sapient
wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt



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