Word of the Day 3.21.09
sentient
sen·tient (s
n
sh
nt, -sh
-nt)
adj.
1. Having sense perception; conscious: “The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God’s stage” T.E. Lawrence.
2. Experiencing sensation or feeling.
[Latin sentins, sentient-, present participle of sent
re, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]
sentient·ly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | sentient – endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; “the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God’s stage”- T.E.Lawrence
insensate, insentient – devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation; “insentient (or insensate) stone”
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| 2. | sentient – consciously perceiving; “sentient of the intolerable load”; “a boy so sentient of his surroundings”- W.A.White
conscious – knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; “remained conscious during the operation”; “conscious of his faults”; “became conscious that he was being followed”
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