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sentient

/ˈsentiənt/adjective

उच्चारण सेन्टिअन्ट

संवेदनशील, चेतन

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adjective
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    formal

    able to see or feel things through the senses

    संवेदनशील, चेतन

    • Animals are sentient beings.
    • Philosophers ask whether a robot could ever become a sentient being.
    • Humans are sentient creatures who can feel pain and joy.
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    • Science fiction often shows sentient robots with feelings.
    • The law now recognises animals as sentient beings.

    Synonyms conscious aware feeling sensitive perceptive

    Opposite insentient unconscious inanimate unfeeling

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Keep the aware words together: sentient (able to feel), conscious, aware, perceptive (noticing things quickly), animate (alive).

जागरूक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sentient (महसूस कर सकने वाला), conscious, aware, perceptive (जल्दी ध्यान देने वाला), animate (जीवित)।

Keep apart sentient (able to feel) and sentimental (showing too much emotion).

Sentient (महसूस कर सकने वाला) और sentimental (अत्यधिक भावुक) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: animal welfare laws treat animals as sentient beings that can feel pain.

प्रयोग में पशु कल्याण कानून जानवरों को दर्द महसूस कर सकने वाले चेतन प्राणी मानते हैं।