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sapient
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sapient, or its source, Latin sapi?ns. Doublet of savant.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?se?p??nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?se?pi?nt/
Adjective
sapient (comparative more sapient, superlative most sapient)
- Attempting to appear wise or discerning.
- 1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse.
- "... A man would blush to say to himself in the darkness of the night the things he stands up on a platform in the garish light of day to stuff into the ears of a multitude whose intelligence he pretends that he esteems.... Therefore, why be sapient and solemn about it, like an editorial in a newspaper?" Nick added, with a smile.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 217:
- In Europe I had been told by sapient academics that there wasn't really any class system in the United States: well, you couldn't prove that by the conditions in California's agribusinesses, or indeed its urban factories.
- 1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse.
- (dated) Possessing wisdom and discernment; wise, learned.
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III, Scene 6, [1]
- [To Edgar] Come, sit thou here, most learned justicer. / [To the Fool] Thou, sapient sir, sit here.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 9, lines 439-43, [2]
- Spot more delicious than those gardens feigned / Or of revived Adonis, or renowned / Alcinous, host of old Laertes' son, / Or that, not mystic, where the sapient king / Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse.
- 1839, "Bewitched Butter" in W. B. Yates (ed.), Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (1892), Barnes & Noble, 2009, p. 295,
- She had five or six cows; but it was observed by her sapient neighbors that she sold more butter every year than other farmers' wives who had twenty.
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III, Scene 6, [1]
- (chiefly science fiction) Of a species or life-form, possessing intelligence or self-awareness.
Synonyms
- (possessing wisdom): See Thesaurus:wise
- (possessing self-awareness): See Thesaurus:self-aware
Related terms
Translations
References
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “sapient”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 169
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “sapient adj.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
Noun
sapient (plural sapients)
- (chiefly science fiction) An intelligent, self-aware being.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:sentient
References
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “sapient”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 169
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “sapient n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “sapient”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- painest, panties, pantsie, patines, peisant, pianets, pinates, ptisane, spinate
Latin
Verb
sapient
- third-person plural future active indicative of sapi?
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sapi?ns. Compare savant
Adjective
sapient m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sapient or sapiente)
- wise; sapient
Declension
Related terms
- sapience
- sapientement
Descendants
- ? English: sapient
- French: sapient
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sapi?ns, sapientis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sa.pi?ent/
Adjective
sapient m or n (feminine singular sapient?, masculine plural sapien?i, feminine and neuter plural sapiente)
- (rare) learned, wise
Declension
Synonyms
- în?elept, savant, înv??at, doct, erudit
Related terms
- sapien??
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prudent
English
Etymology
From Middle English prudent, from Old French prudent, from Latin pr?d?ns, contracted from pr?vid?ns (“foresight”) (English providence), the past participle of pr?vide? (“I forsee”). Unrelated to prude.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?u?d?nt/
Adjective
prudent (comparative more prudent, superlative most prudent)
- Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.
- Synonyms: careful, considerate, discreet; see also Thesaurus:cautious
- 1643, John Milton, Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce
- Moses established a grave and prudent law.
- Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wise
- Frugal, economical.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frugal
- Antonym: extravagant
Antonyms
- imprudent
Derived terms
- prudence
- prudently
Related terms
- jurisprudence
- prudence
- prudential
- provident
Translations
Anagrams
- prunted, uptrend
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pr?d?ns.
Adjective
prudent (masculine and feminine plural prudents)
- prudent
Derived terms
- prudentment
Related terms
- prudència
Further reading
- “prudent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “prudent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “prudent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “prudent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pr?d?ns, pr?d?ntem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?y.d??/
Adjective
prudent (feminine singular prudente, masculine plural prudents, feminine plural prudentes)
- prudent, careful, cautious
Antonyms
- imprudent
Related terms
- prudence
Further reading
- “prudent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French prudent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pru?dent/
Adjective
prudent m or n (feminine singular prudent?, masculine plural pruden?i, feminine and neuter plural prudente)
- prudent, careful, cautious
Declension
Synonyms
- precaut, atent, îngrijit
Related terms
- pruden??
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