sentience
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From sentiens, present participle of sentiō (“feel, sense”)
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Noun [edit]
sentience (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness.
- 1903, Bram Stoker, The Jewel of Seven Stars, ch. 5:
- [T]he shadows . . . presently began to seem, as on last night, to have a sentience of their own.
- 2007, Alexandra Silver, "Did This Tiger Hold a Grudge?," Time, 28 Dec.:
- The science of animal sentience is far from a firm one; there's no way of knowing exactly what any animal is feeling.
- 1903, Bram Stoker, The Jewel of Seven Stars, ch. 5:
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Translations [edit]
state or quality of being sentient
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