Meaning of Sapient | Babel Free
ˈseɪ.pi.əntDefinitions
- A wise person; a sage.
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An intelligent, self-aware being. broadly
- A human being of the species Homo sapiens.
Equivalents
Examples
“"She canna do that," said another sapient of the same profession— […]”
“Every since Trausti had shown him the X-rays, Leif had a theory that Halla Dannto was of non-Earth origin. It seemed to him a possibility that the Cold War Corps of March might have contacted hitherto unknown sapients on some just discovered interstellar planet, and were using them in the cold war against the Jacks.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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