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sen·tience
\ˈsench(ē)ən(t)s\ noun
also sen·tien·cy \-ənsē, -si\
(plural sentiences also sentiencies)
Etymology: sentience from sentient (I), after such pairs as English intelligent : intelligence; sentiency from sentient (I) + -cy
1. : the readiness to receive sensation, idea, or image : unstructured available consciousness
< then I shall see light … and I shall hear the notes of birds; and this sentience, this negation of death, will be in itself for me an Easter sermon — Harry Lang >
2. : a state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness : feeling as contrasted with sensation, perception, or ideation
< gave sentience to slugs and newts — Richard Eberhart > |