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sentient (adjective):
1 : responsive to or conscious of sense impressions – sentient beings
2 : aware
3 : finely sensitive in perception or feeling
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : You may have guessed that sentient has something to do with the senses. The initial spelling sent- or sens- is often a giveaway for such a meaning. A sentient being is one who perceives and responds to sensations of whatever kind – sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell. Sentient ultimately comes from the Latin verb sentire, which means “to feel” and is related to the noun sensus, meaning “feeling” or “sense.” A few related English words are sentiment and sentimental, which have to do with emotions, and sensual, which relates to more physical sensations.
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