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Sentient vs Cognisant - What's the difference?

sentient | cognisant |

As adjectives the difference between sentient and cognisant

is that sentient is conscious or self-aware while cognisant is .

As a noun sentient

is lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.

sentient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Conscious or self-aware.
  • Experiencing sensation, thinking, thought, or feeling.
  • Possessing human-like knowledge and intelligence.

    • Antonyms

    * insensate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.
  • (chiefly, science fiction) An intelligent, self-aware being.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1965 , first = Philip José , last = Farmer , authorlink = Philip José Farmer , title = , passage = The merpeople and the sentients who lived on the beach often hitched rides on these creatures, steering them by pressure on exposed nerve centers. }}

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    cognisant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)