sentience

== English == === Etymology === From sentient, from Latin sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“feel, sense”). Compare with sentence, its equivalent formation from Classic Latin sententia (for *sentientia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.ʃəns/, /ˈsɛn.ʃi.əns/, /ˈsɛn.ti.əns/ === Noun === sentience (usually uncountable, plural sentiences) The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness. Misspelling of sentence ==== Coordinate terms ==== sapience ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === enceintes