sentient
- Adjective. Conscious or aware.
- Adjective. Experiencing sensation or feeling.
- Adjective. (Primarily in Science Fiction) Possessing human-like intelligence.
- Noun. Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.
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