Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness.
Empfindungsvermögen
state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
Examples
2 sentencesAutocomplete isn't about to gain sentience.
If you are like a futurologist, maybe read the document "The Ghost of Transhumanism and the Sentience of Existence."
Translations
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By meaning 1
state or quality of being sentient:
Origin
From sentient, from Latin sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“feel, sense”). CompareFrom sentient, from Latin sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“feel, sense”). Compare with sentence, its equivalent formation from Classic Latin sententia (for *sentientia).
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Forms
plural: sentiences| Singular | sentience |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness:awareness
- the faculty through which the external world is apprehended:sensesensationsentiencysensory faculty
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable