sentience
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sentience
- /ˈsɛn.ʃəns/
- /ˈsɛn.ʃi.əns/
- /ˈsɛn.ti.əns/
Where it comes from
From sentient, from Latin sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“feel, sense”). Compare with sentence, its equivalent formation from Classic Latin sententia (for *sentientia).
noun sentiences
- The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness. For a while I sat quiet, my heart beating. The place was grimly dark. The only light was a faint one from the top of the lamp which threw a white circle on the high ceiling, except the emerald sheen of the shade as the light took its under edges. Even the light only seemed to emphasize the blackness
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noun state or quality of being sentient
| Español | conciencia, sensibilidad, consciencia, sentiencia (Fundéu), sintiencia |
|---|---|
| Português | senciência |
| Français | conscience |
| Deutsch | Empfindungsvermögen |
| Română | conștiință |
Talk about this word "sentience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sentience. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sentience. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sentience "sentience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sentience.Cite this
@misc{sentience_2026,
title = {sentience},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sentience},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
