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Sentience (Noun)

The readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "gave sentience to slugs and newts"- Richard Eberhart.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing".

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

State of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness".

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

The doctor explained that the patient's sentience was what allowed her to feel and respond to pain, even if she was unable to communicate verbally.
After the accident, the victim's sentience was severely impaired, leaving her unable to recognize her loved ones or recall her own name.
The philosopher argued that even the simplest forms of life possess a basic sentience, or awareness of their surroundings.
Researchers have been studying the sentience of plants, exploring the ways in which they respond to stimuli and react to their environments.
The movie explored the theme of artificial sentience, delving into the implications of creating machines that are capable of experiencing consciousness.