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Sentient
Pronunciation : Sen"ti*ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. sentiens, -entis, p. pr. of sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See Sense.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sen"ti*ent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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