sentience 3
noundomain: property
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
Examples
- 1.gave sentience to slugs and newts- Richard Eberhart
Hypernym
animateness 1
noun
the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life
Attribute
sentient 1
adjective
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
insentient 1
adjective
devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
EnglishAntonym
insentience 1
noun
lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations
Derivationally related form
sentient 2
adjective
consciously perceiving
Attribute
sentient 1
adjective
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
insentient 1
adjective
devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
