sentiency

uncountable

A noun referring to the capacity to perceive or feel through the senses; the faculty by which the external world is apprehended.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее способность воспринимать или чувствовать через органы чувств; способность, с помощью которой постигается внешний мир.

1. Capacity for Sensation C2 formal

   The ability to perceive or feel through the senses; the faculty of being aware of the external world.

   • The philosopher argued that sentiency is the foundation of all conscious experience.
   • In some ethical debates, sentiency is considered a prerequisite for moral consideration.
   • The study explored the development of sentiency in early human infants.

   🇷🇺Способность к ощущению

   Synonyms: awarenessconsciousnessfeelingperceptionresponsivenesssensibilitysensitivitysentience

   Antonyms: insensibilityinsentienceunconsciousness

• sentiencies plural form
• sentiencies' possessive plural form
• sentiency's possessive singular form