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sentient

sen·tient [ sénshənt, sénshee ənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. conscious: capable of feeling and perception
a sentient being

2. responding with feeling: capable of responding emotionally rather than intellectually

[Mid-17th century. < Latin sentient-, present participle of sentire "feel"]

sen·tience noun
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