sentient
pronunciation
How to pronounce sentient in British English:
UK [ˈsentiənt]
How to pronounce sentient in American English:
US [ˈsenʃnt]
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- Adjective:
- endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
- consciously perceiving
Word Origin
- sentient (adj.)
- 1630s, "capable of feeling," from Latin sentientem (nominative sentiens) "feeling," present participle of sentire "to feel" (see sense (n.)). Meaning "conscious" (of something) is from 1815.
Example
- 1. This wish and practice to enlighten all the sentient beings .
- 2. What constitutes a sentient life form ?
- 3. May all merit benefit all sentient beings without partiality !
- 4. Cells are not sentient , and do not know they are restricting their own reproduction for the greater good .
- 5. Man is a sentient being .