Category:Sentient

Sen"ti*ent, a. Etym: [l. sentiens, -entis, p. pr. of sentire to Discern or perceive by the senses. See sense.]

Defn: 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.

Sentient Sen"ti*ent, n.

Defn: one who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.