CultureAugust 9, 2026
sentient
SEN-shunt
Definition
Having the capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'sentientem,' the present participle of 'sentire,' meaning 'to feel.' It entered English in the 17th century to describe the faculty of feeling or sensation.
In the news
In Kore-eda's cinema, inanimate objects or memories are often treated with a sense of presence that implies they are almost sentient, reflecting his humanistic approach to storytelling.
Unboxing Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Imaginative Cinema
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