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sen·tient

/ˈsen(t)SH(ē)ənt/

adjective

adjective: sentient

1. able to perceive or feel things.

   “she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms”

   synonyms:

   (capable of) feeling, living, live;More conscious, aware, responsive, reactive “any sentient creature should have the good sense to avoid something so dangerous”

Origin

early 17th century: from Latin sentient- ‘feeling,’ from the verb sentire .