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Sentient -

sentient adjective

sen·tient | \ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ənt,


ˈsen-tē-ənt\
Definition of sentient
1
: responsive to or conscious of sense impressions
sentient beings
2
: aware
3
: finely sensitive in perception or feeling




Synonyms & Antonyms for sentient
Synonyms
alive, apprehensive, aware, cognizant, conscious, mindful, sensible, ware, witting
Antonyms
insensible, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unwitting
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Did You Know?
You may have guessed that sentient has something to do with the senses. The initial spelling sent- or sens- is often a giveaway for such a meaning. A sentient being is one who perceives and responds to sensations of whatever kind - sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell. Sentient ultimately comes from the Latin verb sentire, which means "to feel" and is related to the noun sensus, meaning "feeling" or "sense." A few related English words are sentiment and sentimental, which have to do with emotions, and sensual, which relates to more physical sensations.
Examples of sentient in a Sentence
sentient of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane

Recent Examples on the Web
In it, Vernon tries hard to entertain a new blue avian friend, unaware that Bird is not sentient but rather a wooden cuckoo fallen from a clock.
— New York Times, "Brief Tales for New Readers and Little Listeners From Philip Stead and More," 29 June 2018
Any sentient market-watcher has known for about a year that index provider MSCI will include stocks listed in mainland China in its benchmarks starting June 1.
— Jacky Wong, WSJ, "Chinese Stocks Aren’t Normal—Whatever MSCI Thinks," 15 May 2018



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