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sentient
What does sentient mean?
sentient (adjective): experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use sentient in a sentence?
- Consider fish, who are apparently sentient yet cognitively extremely primitive in comparison with humans. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does sentient come from?
From Latin sentiēns (“feeling, perceiving”), present active participle of sentiō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal
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experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling
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based in scientific and industrial progress
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