sentient
ˈsɛnʃiənt
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Definition of sentient - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
perceptionTECH.able to consciously perceive through sensesTECH.
  • Humans are sentient beings aware of their surroundings.
aware conscious perceptive
2.
science fictionTECH.possessing human-like awareness and intelligenceTECH.
  • The robot was considered sentient in the story.
aware conscious

Noun

1.
feeling beingTECH.being that can feel and perceiveTECH.
  • The alien was a sentient with emotions and thoughts.
2.
consciousnessTECH.intelligent and self-aware creatureTECH.
  • In the story, the robot became a sentient with its own will.
being creature
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Origin of sentient

Latin, sentire (to feel)

Terms with sentient included in their meaning

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sentient
able to perceive emotions or sensations
linguistics
grammatical feature of non-sentient nouns
philosophy
ethical theory valuing well-being of sentient beings
science fiction novel
novel by Stanisław Lem about a sentient ocean planet

Examples of sentient in a sentence

  • The robot was designed to appear sentient.
  • The AI was deemed sentient by the scientists.
  • In the novel, animals became sentient beings.
  • The robot was considered a sentient by its creators.
  • In the story, animals were sentients with unique personalities.
  • The alien was recognized as a sentient by the council.

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  1. French:conscient, être sensible, ...
  2. German:empfindungsfähiger, fühlendes Wesen, ...
  3. Italian:senziente, essere senziente, ...
  4. Spanish:sintiente, ser sintiente, ...
  5. Portuguese:consciente, ser senciente, ...
  6. Chinese:有知觉, 有感知生物, ...
  7. Japanese:感覚を持つ, 感覚存在, ...
  8. Arabic:وَاعٍ, كَائِن حَسّاس, ...
  9. Hebrew:מֻרְגָּשׁ בְּתוֹדָעָה, יְצוּר בַּעַל תְּחוּשָׁה, ...
  10. Russian:разумный, разумное существо, ...
  11. Ukrainian:свідомий, істота, ...
  12. Hindi:सचेत, संवेदनशील, ...

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