sentient

• Capable de percevoir ou de ressentir les choses ; conscient et ayant conscience de son environnement.

Able to perceive or feel things; conscious and aware of one's surroundings.

1. Aware and feelingC1formal

   Having the capacity to experience sensations, feelings, and a basic level of consciousness.

   doué de conscience

   • The debate focused on whether animals are sentient beings.
   • A sentient creature can feel pain and pleasure.
   • The novel explores the idea of a sentient planet.

   Synonymesawareconsciousfeelingresponsivesensitive

   Antonymesinanimateinsentientunconscious

2. Consciously perceivingC1formal

   Actively aware of one's surroundings and able to perceive stimuli.

   Conscient (percevant)

   • A sentient observer would notice the subtle changes in the environment.
   • The character becomes fully sentient after the transformation.
   • Sentient machines are a common theme in science fiction.

   Synonymesalertawakeawareconsciousfeelingperceptiveresponsivesensitive

   Antonymesinanimateinsensibleinsentientnonconsciousunconscious