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1. (adj.) sentient
having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
2. sentient
characterized by sensation and consciousness.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L sentient-, s. of sentiēns, prp. of sentīre to feel; see -ent)
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| Definition of 'sentient' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sentient, animate
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
"the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence
2. (adj) sentient
consciously perceiving
"sentient of the intolerable load"; "a boy so sentient of his surroundings"- W.A.White
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| Definition of 'sentient' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sentient
having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient extremities of nerves, which terminate in the various organs or tissues
2. (noun) sentient
one who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being
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