# sentience

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛn.ʃəns/ · frequency rank #64,698

## Definitions
1. The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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