Definition
Able to feel, perceive, or experience things; conscious and aware of surroundings.
Etymology
From Latin 'sentiens' (feeling, perceiving) and the verb 'sentire' (to feel or perceive). It entered English in the 1600s through philosophical and scientific writing.
Kelly Says
Philosophers and scientists use 'sentient' to talk about consciousness in animals and potentially in AI—it's about whether something can actually feel things, not just react to them. This distinction matters hugely in debates about animal rights and whether future robots deserve moral consideration.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
sensitief
sen-si-tief
AMአማርኛ
ስሜት ያለው
smet ya-lew
BGБългарски
чувстващ
chus-tva-sht
BNবাংলা
সংবেদনশীল
song-be-don-sheel
CACatalà
sensible
sen-si-ble
CSČeština
cítící
tsii-tii-tsi
DADansk
følende
fur-len-de
DEDeutsch
empfindungsfähig
em-pfin-dungs-fae-hikh
ELΕλληνικά
αισθητικός
es-thi-ti-kos
ESEspañol
sintiente
sin-TYEN-te
EUEuskara
sentikor
sen-ti-kor
FISuomi
tunteva
tun-te-va
FRFrançais
sensible
san-see-bl
GLGalego
sensitivo
sen-si-ti-vo
HIहिन्दी
संवेदनशील
san-ve-dan-sheel
HRHrvatski
osjećajan
os-ye-cha-yan
IDBahasa Indonesia
berperasaan
ber-pe-ra-sa-an
ITItaliano
senziente
sen-TSYEN-te
JA日本語
知覚のある
chikaku no aru
KO한국어
지각이 있는
ji-gak-i in-neun
LTLietuvių
jaučiantis
yau-chyan-tis
LVLatviešu
jūtošs
yuu-tosh
MNМонгол
мэдрэмтэй
medremtei
MSBahasa Melayu
berperasaan
ber-pe-ra-sa-an
MYမြန်မာ
သိမြင်သော
thi-myin-thaw
NLNederlands
gevoelig
khe-voo-likh
NONorsk
følende
fur-len-de
PLPolski
czujący
choo-yon-tsy
PTPortuguês
senciente
sen-SYEN-te
RORomână
simțitor
sim-tsi-tor
RUРусский
чувствующий
chuv-stvu-yu-shchiy
SKSlovenčina
cítiaci
tsii-tia-tsi
SLSlovenščina
čuteč
chu-tech
SRСрпски
осећајан
o-se-cha-yan
SVSvenska
kännande
ken-nan-de
SWKiswahili
wenye hisi
we-nye hi-si
TEతెలుగు
అవగాహన ఉన్న
a-va-gaa-ha-na un-na
TRTürkçe
hissedebilir
his-se-de-bi-lir
UKУкраїнська
відчутливий
vid-chut-ly-vyy
VITiếng Việt
có tri giác
co tri giac