Category:Sapient

Sa"pi*ent, a. Etym: [l. sapiens, -entis, p.pr. of sapere to taste to Have sense, to know. See sage, a.]

Defn: wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt. Where the sapient king held dalliance with his fair egyptian spouse. Milton.

Syn. -- sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning.