One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif.
Adjective
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God''s stage"- T.E.Lawrence
Adjective S.
consciously perceiving; "sentient of the intolerable load"; "a boy so sentient of his surroundings"- W.A.White
a.
Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and
perception. Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient
extremities of nerves, which terminate in the various organs or
tissues.
n.
One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
Sentient
Sentient
Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif.
One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
Usage Examples
Just as we reject racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexism, we reject speciesism. The species of a sentient being is no more reason to deny the protection of this basic right than race, sex, age, or sexual orientation is a reason to deny membership in the human moral community to other humans.
The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a sentient human being.
Should we find a second form of life right here on our doorstep, we could be confident that life is a truly cosmic phenomenon. If so, there may well be sentient beings somewhere in the galaxy wondering, as do we, if they are not alone in the universe.
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Other Usage ExamplesI work at home, in the country, and days will go by when, except for my husband and son and the occasional UPS man, the only sentient creatures that see me are my chickens and turkeys.
I absolutely don't think a sentient artificial intelligence is going to wage war against the human species.
Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and emotions.
I'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect.