GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 2 definitions 

  1.       

    Sentient , a. [L. sentiens, -entis, p. pr. of sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See Sense.] 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.
    1913 Webster
    
      
    
  2.       

    Sentient, n. One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
    1913 Webster

Last match results