Poets are very apt to credit inanimate objects with being sentient.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sen´tient|ly — sen|tient «SEHN shuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. that can feel; having feeling: »Poets are very apt to credit inanimate objects with being sentient. –n. a person or thing that feels. ╂[< Latin sentiēns, entis, present participle of sentīre to… … Useful english dictionary
sen·tient — /ˈsɛnʃijənt/ adj technical + formal : able to feel, see, hear, smell, or taste sentient beings … Useful english dictionary
con|sen|tient — «kuhn SEHN shuhnt», adjective. 1. agreeing with each other; accordant; unanimous: »a consentient opinion. 2. acting together to the same end; concurrent: »The council agreed to take consentient action on both projects … Useful english dictionary
dis|sen|tient — «dihs SEHN shuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority: »There is some dissentient voice raised against every reform. SYNONYM(S): dissident. –n. a person who dissents: »The motion was carried despite… … Useful english dictionary
pre|sen|tient — «prih SEHN shuhnt», adjective. feeling beforehand; having a presentiment … Useful english dictionary
sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… … English syllables
tient — con·sen·tient; pa·tient·less; pre·sen·tient; quo·tient; sen·tient·ly; dis·sen·tient; pa·tient; sen·tient; con·sen·tient·ly; pa·tient·ly; pa·tient·ness; … English syllables
sentient — sen·tient … English syllables
sentiently — sen·tient·ly … English syllables
sentient — sen•tient [[t]ˈsɛn ʃənt[/t]] adj. 1) having the power of perception by the senses; conscious 2) characterized by sensation and consciousness • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L sentient , s. of sentiēns, prp. of sentīre to feel; see ent sen′tient•ly,… … From formal English to slang
