sentience Meaning and Definition
1. n. the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
2. n. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
3. n. state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
Sentience is the capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively. Eighteenth-century philosophers used the concept to distinguish the ability to think (reason) from the ability to feel (sentience).
Synonyms acquaintance acquaintanceship alertness aliveness appreciation apprehension attention attentiveness cognizance comprehension consciousness discernment enlightenment experience familiarity information keenness mindfulness perception realization recognition sensibility sentience understanding
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