SENTIENT


Meaning of SENTIENT in English

sen ‧ tient /ˈsenʃ ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective formal or technical

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of sentire 'to feel, notice' ]

able to experience things through your senses:

Man is a sentient being.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.