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sapient Definition

sa·pi·ent (sā′pē ənt)

adjective

  1. full of knowledge; wise; sagacious; discerning
  2. of or relating to the existing human species (Homo sapiens)

Etymology: ME < L sapiens, prp. of sapere, to taste, know: see sap

noun

a sapient human

sapient Related Forms
sa′·pi·ence noun sa′·pi·ently adverb
sapient Synonyms

sapient

modif.

sagacious, discriminating, wise; see judicious.

sapient Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sir: But this, most sapient sir, is not growth, but genesis!
  • animal: In a world with so many sapient animals, is it right for the children to hunt deer?
sapient Quotes

Polyphiloprogenitive The sapient sutlers of the Lord Drift across the window-panes In the beginning was the Word.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

Browse dictionary entries near sapient

  1. ‹ sapience
  2. ‹ sapid
  3. ‹ SAPI
  4. ‹ saphena
  5. ‹ saphead
  6. ‹ sapanwood
  7. ‹ sapajou
  8. ‹ sap
  9. ‹ santur
  10. ‹ Santos
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  4. sapling ›
  5. sapodilla ›
  6. saponaceous ›
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