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sentient in Malay

berperasaan

/ˈsɛn.ti.ənt/US/ˈsɛn.ʃi.ənt/

sentient in Malay: berperasaan. In English, sentient means experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.

Malay words for sentient

experiencing sensation, perceiving, thinking, or feeling
berperasaan

English meaning of sentient

  1. adjective Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
  2. adjective Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.
  3. adjective Possessing human-like awareness and intelligence.
  4. noun Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.

Full definition of sentient

sentient in a sentence

  • Consider fish, who are apparently sentient yet cognitively extremely primitive in comparison with humans.
  • Obviously, other morally relevant considerations would apply to the case of a sentient fetus, as by acquiring sentience it acquires interests and moral status.

Synonyms of sentient

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Questions about sentient in Malay

What is the meaning of sentient in Malay?
Sentient in Malay is berperasaan.
Apakah maksud sentient dalam bahasa Melayu?
Sentient: berperasaan.
What does sentient mean in English?
Sentient means experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.

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