sentientPronunciation: /ˈsɛnʃ(ə)nt/Definition of sentient adjective able to perceive or feel things:she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life formsDerivatives sentience noun sentiently adverb Origin: early 17th century: from Latin sentient- 'feeling', from the verb sentiresentient in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sentient in the US English dictionary