- sentient
- sentient 1630s, "capable of feeling," from L. sentientem (nom. sentiens) "feeling," prp. of sentire "to feel" (see SENSE (Cf. sense)). Meaning "conscious" (of something) is from 1815.
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sentient — sentient, sensitive, impressible, impressionable, responsive, susceptible can all mean readily affected by stimuli, usually external stimuli. Sentient implies a capacity to be affected through the senses; it may describe inclusively the lowest… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Sentient — Éditeur Psygnosis Développeur Psygnosis Date de sortie 1997 (Europe, États Unis) Genre Aventure Mode de jeu Un j … Wikipédia en Français
Sentient — Sen ti*ent, a. [L. sentiens, entis, p. pr. of sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See {Sense}.] Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient extremities of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sentient — Sen ti*ent, n. One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sentient — index conscious (aware), perceptive, responsive, sensitive (discerning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sentient — [adj] conscious able to recognize, alert, apperceptive, attentive, awake, aware, cognizant, feeling, informed, in on*, in the right mind, knowing, noticing, observing, perceiving, receptive, recognizing, responsive, seeing, sensitive to,… … New thesaurus
sentient — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to perceive or feel things. DERIVATIVES sentience noun sentiently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin sentire to feel … English terms dictionary
sentient — [sen′shənt, sen′shē ənt] adj. [L sentiens, prp. of sentire, to perceive by the senses: see SENSE] of, having, or capable of feeling or perception; conscious sentiently adv … English World dictionary
sentient — adjective Etymology: Latin sentient , sentiens, present participle of sentire to perceive, feel Date: 1632 1. responsive to or conscious of sense impressions < sentient beings > 2. aware 3. finely sensitive in perception or feeling • sentiently… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sentient — sentiently, adv. /sen sheuhnt/, adj. 1. having the power of perception by the senses; conscious. 2. characterized by sensation and consciousness. n. 3. a person or thing that is sentient. 4. Archaic. the conscious mind. [1595 1605; < L sentient… … Universalium
