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sentience
Sentience (noun) means the ability to feel, sense or be conscious of things.
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The ability to feel, sense or be conscious of things.
"The science of animal sentience is far from a firm one; there's no way of knowing exactly what any animal is feeling."
— Alexandra Silver, Did This Tiger Hold a Grudge? (2007)
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Etymology
Comes from sentient, from Latin sentiēns, the present participle of sentiō (“feel, sense”). Compare sentence, an equivalent formation from Classic Latin sententia (standing for *sentientia).
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insentience
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What is the meaning of sentience?
"sentience" (noun) means the ability to feel, sense or be conscious of things.
What is another word for sentience?
Other words for "sentience" include sense, sensation, sentiency, awareness.
What is the opposite of sentience?
The opposite of "sentience" is insentience.
