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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

sentient

/ˈsɛn.ʃi.ənt/

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What does sentient mean?

adjective

  1. Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
  2. Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.
  3. Possessing human-like awareness and intelligence.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.
  2. An intelligent, self-aware being.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɛn.ʃi.ənt/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈsɛn.ʃənt/
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What an ominous minute is that in which society draws back and consummates the irreparable abandonment of a sentient being!
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
If there prevails a body of popular sentient in favor of sports, why is not that fact a sufficient legitimation?
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833
More book examples (3)
Every grain Is sentient both in unity and part, And the minutest atom comprehends A world of loves and hatreds.
Edward CarpenterPagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and MeaningProject Gutenberg ebook #1561
The sun, on account of the mist, had a curious sentient, personal look, demanding the masculine pronoun for its adequate expression.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
Mrs. Bread looked up the staircase and then down and then she looked at the undusted nymph, as if she possibly had sentient ears.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177