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Sentience

nounid 133729·updated May 18, 2026
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the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
awarenesssensationsensesensory facultysentiency
plural
Sentiences
possessive
Sentience's
pluralpossessive
Sentiences'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the readiness to perceive sensations
§2
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
§3
state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

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