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sentient

[ sen-shuhnt‐s-uhnt‐t-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
  2. characterized by sensation and consciousness.


noun

  1. a person or thing that is sentient.
  2. Archaic. the conscious mind.

sentient

/ ˈɛԳɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. rare.
    a sentient person or thing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳپԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • tԳ· adverb
  • ԴDz·tԳ adjective
  • non·tԳ· adverb
  • ܲ·tԳ adjective
  • un·tԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sentient1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin sentient-, stem of ԳپŧԲ “feeling,” present participle of Գī “to feel” sense ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sentient1

C17: from Latin ԳپŧԲ feeling, from Գī to perceive
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Worse, he’s unaware his prey are sentient beings.

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Can you just explain to me a little bit what that distinction is and what sentient perspective is to you?

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The Zucheros’ movie also has the marketing-ready hook of casting two Oscar nominees with huge fan bases as the sentient machines who fall in love.

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Watching “Nickel Boys” entails surrendering to its “sentient perspective,” as Ross calls the cinematography.

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But If these two individuals are now one, does that mean their minds literally melded — or that perhaps they were never even sentient in the first place?

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