senziente
sentient
adjective sen-TSYEN-teh Rare
Origin: Latin sentientem, present participle of sentire (to feel)
Also means
feeling
Usage Note
Senziente is used in philosophical and scientific contexts to describe a being capable of subjective experience and sensation. The debate about esseri senzienti (sentient beings) is central to ethics and animal rights discourse in Italian. It does not simply mean 'intelligent' — it specifically implies the capacity to feel.
Examples
"Gli animali sono esseri senzienti."
Natural Translation
Animals are sentient beings.
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