Sentient

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnˈtiˈɛnt/

Sentient (adjective)

  1. able to feel, see, hear, smell, or taste things.
  2. having the ability to perceive or be conscious of surroundings.

Examples

  • The sentient animal reacted to the sound.
  • A sentient being can feel emotions.

Common collocations: sentient creature, sentient life, sentient mind, sentient awareness

Synonyms of Sentient

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Sentient

  • describing something without awareness or sensation
  • lacking awareness, often temporarily