Sentient (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence.
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Examples
- The sentient being slowly regained consciousness after the long coma, unsure of what had happened.
- As the sun set over the forest, the trees seemed to become sentient, their branches swaying in a gentle dance.
- The robot's creators claimed it was sentient, capable of experiencing emotions and making decisions on its own.
- In the sci-fi novel, the planet itself was sentient, reacting to the presence of humans with a mix of curiosity and hostility.
- The ancient philosopher believed that even the rocks and stones were sentient, imbued with a spark of divine consciousness.
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Meaning 2
Consciously perceiving; "sentient of the intolerable load"; "a boy so sentient of his surroundings"- W.A.White.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The sentient being was aware of the intricate web of life that connected all living things.
- As she walked through the forest, she was sentient of the subtle changes in the environment that signaled the approach of winter.
- The sentient creature was able to perceive and respond to its surroundings in a way that was both fascinating and unsettling.
- The artist was sentient of the emotional nuances of the human experience, and was able to capture them with remarkable accuracy in her work.
- The sentient machine was capable of learning and adapting to new situations, and was soon able to perform tasks that were previously thought to be the exclusive domain of humans.