Sentient Definition

sĕnshənt, -shē-ənt, -tē-ənt

adjective

Of, having, or capable of feeling or perception; conscious.

Webster's New World

Experiencing sensation or feeling.

American Heritage Medicine

(chiefly in science fiction) Possessing human-like knowledge and intelligence.

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noun

Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.

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Other Word Forms of Sentient

Singular:

sentient

Plural:

sentients

Latin sentiēns sentient- present participle of sentīre to feel sent- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin sentÄ«ens (“feeling, perceiving"), present active participle of sentiō.

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