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Definition of sentient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sentient

adjective

/ˈsentiənt/,

/ˈsenʃnt/

/ˈsentiənt/,

/ˈsenʃnt/

[usually before noun] (formal)

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able to see or feel things through the senses
- Man is a sentient being.
- There was no sign of any sentient life or activity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Sentient is used with these nouns:
being
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin sentient- ‘feeling’, from the verb sentire.

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