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sapient

Pronunciation: /ˈseɪpɪənt/

Definition of sapient

adjective

  • 1 formal wise, or attempting to appear wise: members of the female quarter were more sapient but no less savage than the others
  • (chiefly in science fiction) intelligent:sapient life forms
  • 2relating to the human species (Homo sapiens):our sapient ancestors of 40,000 years ago

noun

  • a human of the species Homo sapiens.

Derivatives

sapience

noun

sapiently

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sapient- 'being wise', from the verb sapere

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Definition of sapient in the US English dictionary

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