sentience
/ˈsenʃns/noun
उच्चारण सेन्श्न्स
संवेदनशीलता, चेतना
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the ability to see or feel things through the senses
संवेदनशीलता, चेतना
- the sentience of animals
- Debate continues over the sentience of fish and insects.
- Many people believe that sentience gives animals the right to humane treatment.
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- The film asks whether a machine could ever develop sentience.
- Evidence for the sentience of octopuses has grown in recent years.
Synonyms consciousness awareness sensibility feeling perception
Opposite insentience unconsciousness insensibility
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sen·tience
?Which word?
Keep apart sentient (able to feel), sensitive (easily affected), sensible (having good judgement) and sensual (connected with physical pleasure).
Sentient (महसूस कर सकने वाला), sensitive (आसानी से प्रभावित), sensible (अच्छी समझ वाला) और sensual (शारीरिक सुख से संबंधित) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective sentient means able to feel ('sentient beings').
Adjective sentient का अर्थ महसूस कर सकने वाला है ('sentient beings')।
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General knowledge
Philosophy: Jainism and Buddhism teach compassion towards all sentient beings (ahimsa).
दर्शन में जैन और बौद्ध धर्म सभी संवेदनशील प्राणियों के प्रति करुणा (अहिंसा) सिखाते हैं।