sentience
Look at other dictionaries:
Sentience — is the ability to feel or perceive subjectively. It is an important concept in the philosophy of animal rights, in buddhist philosophy and in science fiction, although in each of these fields the term is used slightly differently. Sentience is… … Wikipedia
Sentience — Sen ti*ence, Sentiency Sen ti*en*cy, n. [See {Sentient}, {Sentence}.] The quality or state of being sentient; esp., the quality or state of having sensation. G. H. Lewes. [1913 Webster] An example of harmonious action between the intelligence and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sentience — 1839, see SENTIENT (Cf. sentient) + ENCE (Cf. ence) … Etymology dictionary
sentience — [sen′shəns, sen′shē əns] n. 1. a sentient state or quality; capacity for feeling or perceiving; consciousness 2. mere awareness or sensation that does not involve thought or perception: Also sentiency … English World dictionary
sentience — sentient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to perceive or feel things. DERIVATIVES sentience noun sentiently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin sentire to feel … English terms dictionary
sentience — noun 1. state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness the crash intruded on his awareness • Syn: ↑awareness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sentient, ↑aware (for: ↑awareness) … Useful english dictionary
Sentience Quotient — The Sentience Quotient concept was introduced by Robert A. Freitas Jr. in the late 1970s.Dr. Freitas, Robert A. Jr., [http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/Xenopsychology.htm Xenopsychology] , Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Vol. 104, April 1984, pp … Wikipedia
sentience — noun Date: 1839 1. a sentient quality or state 2. feeling or sensation as distinguished from perception and thought … New Collegiate Dictionary
sentience — /sen sheuhns/, n. sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling. Also, sentiency. [1830 40; SENTI(ENT) + ENCE] * * * … Universalium
sentience — Synonyms and related words: affectibility, alertness, all night vigil, consciousness, impressibility, impressionability, insomnia, insomniac, insomnolence, insomnolency, lidless vigil, limen, openness to sensation, perceptibility, physical… … Moby Thesaurus
