Definition of SENTIENCE

sentience

Plural: sentiences

Noun

  • state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
  • the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
  • the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; - Richard Eberhart
    • "gave sentience to slugs and newts"
  • The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness.

Origin / Etymology

From sentient, from Latin sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“feel, sense”). Compare with sentence, its equivalent formation from Classic Latin sententia (for *sentientia).

Synonyms

awareness, sensation, sense, sensory faculty, sentiency

Antonyms

insentience

Scrabble Score: 11

sentience: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sentience: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sentience: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

sentience: valid Words With Friends Word