sentient

English

Etymology

From Latin sentīens (“feeling, perceiving”), present active participle of sentiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛn.ʃənt/, /ˈsɛn.ti.ˌənt/

Adjective

sentient (comparative more sentient, superlative most sentient)

1. Conscious or self-aware.
2. Experiencing sensation, thinking, thought, or feeling.
3. (chiefly in science fiction) Possessing human-like knowledge and intelligence.

Antonyms

• insensate

Translations

conscious or aware

• Finnish: tietoinen (fi)
• Greek: ευαίσθητος (el) (evaísthitos) m
• Japanese: 感覚を持つ, 意識する, 敏感, 意識して

• Polish: przytomny (pl)
• Spanish: consciente (es)

experiencing sensation, perceiving, thinking, or feeling

• Finnish: tunteva (fi)
• Greek: αισθητήριος (el) (aisthitírios) m

• Japanese: 意識する, 感覚 (力のある), 知覚, 敏感, 意識して

science fiction: possessing human-like awareness, knowledge and intelligence

• Finnish: älyllinen (fi)

Noun

sentient (plural sentients)

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

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Latin

Verb

sentient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of sentiō