sapient
sapient
Definition
sa·pi·ent (sā′pē ənt)
adjective
- full of knowledge; wise; sagacious; discerning
- 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
sa′·pi·ence noun
sa′·pi·ently adverb
sapient
Synonyms
sapient
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
sapient Quotes
Polyphiloprogenitive The sapient sutlers of the Lord Drift across the window-panes In the beginning was the Word.
