PRESENTIENT


Meaning of PRESENTIENT in English

prēˈsenchənt adjective

Etymology: Latin praesentient-, praesentiens, present participle of praesentire to perceive beforehand, from prae- pre- + sentire to feel — more at sense

: apprehensive in advance : having a presentiment : feeling or perceiving beforehand — usually used with of

ravenous fowls … presentient of their food — Robert Southey

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