different between sentient vs transcendent

English

Etymology

From Latin senti?ns (“feeling, perceiving”), present active participle of senti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?n.ti.?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n.?(i.)?nt/

Adjective

sentient (comparative more sentient, superlative most sentient)

1. Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.

   Synonym: sensate

2. Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.

   Antonym: insensate

3. (chiefly science fiction) Possessing human-like awareness and intelligence.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:self-aware

Translations

See also

• conscient

Further reading

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “sentient”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, pages 180–181
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “sentient adj.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Noun

sentient (plural sentients)

1. Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.
2. (chiefly science fiction) An intelligent, self-aware being.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sentient

References

Further reading

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “sentient n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Latin

Verb

sentient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of senti?

English

Etymology

From transcend +? -ent, or borrowed from Latin tr?nscend?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?æn(t)?s?nd?nt/

Adjective

transcendent (comparative more transcendent, superlative most transcendent)

1. surpassing usual limits
2. supreme in excellence
3. beyond the range of usual perception
4. free from constraints of the material world

Related terms

Noun

transcendent (plural transcendents)

1. That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tr?nscend?ns. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tr?n.s?n?d?nt/
• Hyphenation: trans?cen?dent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

transcendent (not comparable)

1. (mathematic) transcendental, not algebraic

Inflection

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???.s??d/

Verb

transcendent

1. third-person plural present indicative of transcender
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of transcender

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tran?sken.dent/, [t??ä???s?k?n?d??n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tran??en.dent/, [t???n?????n?d??n?t?]

Verb

tr?nscendent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of tr?nscend?

Romanian

Etymology

From French transcendant, from Latin transcendens.

Adjective

transcendent m or n (feminine singular transcendent?, masculine plural transcenden?i, feminine and neuter plural transcendente)

1. transcendent

Declension