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sophonts

sophonts is the plural of sophont.

Meaning of sophont

Noun

sophont (plural sophonts)

  1. An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than that of a human being. The word does not apply to machines unless they have true artificial intelligence, rather than mere processing capacity.
    • Likewise with the psychology of intelligent species. Most sophonts indeed possess basic instincts which diverge more or less from man's. With those of radically alien motivations we have little contact.1966, Poul Anderson, Trouble Twisters
    Synonyms:
    sentient

Questions about sophonts

What is sophonts the plural of?
Sophonts is the plural of sophont.

Words near sophonts in the dictionary

  1. Sophon
  2. Sophonisba
  3. sophonsified
  4. sophonsify
  5. sophont
  6. sophonts
  7. sophophobia
  8. sophophoran
  9. sophophorans
  10. sophora
  11. sophorabioside

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