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- Dictionarysapient/ˈseɪpɪənt/
adjective
- 1. wise, or attempting to appear wise: formal "members of the female quarter were more sapient but no less savage than the others"
- 2. relating to the human species (Homo sapiens): "our sapient ancestors of 40,000 years ago"
noun
- 1. a human of the species Homo sapiens.
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Sapient means wise or intelligent, and comes from the Latin word sapiens, meaning "wise" or "intelligent". Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related words from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
intelligent; able to think: She is sapient, conscious, able to hold an intelligent discussion. wise: his failure to heed my sapient advice. the sapient king. relating to the human species Homo sapiens: We may inherit a universal linguistic blueprint from our sapient ancestors of 40,000 years ago. Fewer examples.
Sapient means having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment. It comes from Latin sapere, meaning "to taste, have taste". See how to use sapient in a sentence and its derived forms.
Sapient means having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of sapient and related words in this online dictionary.
noun. sapiently (ˈsapiently) adverb. Word origin. C15: from Latin sapere to taste. sapient in American English. (ˈseɪpiənt ) adjective. 1. full of knowledge; wise; sagacious; discerning. 2. of or relating to the existing human species ( Homo sapiens) noun. 3. a sapient human. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Sapient is an adjective that means having great intelligence or knowledge. It is a literary word that is not often used in everyday speech. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples and synonyms, and access more resources from Oxford University Press.
Sep 23, 2024 · sapient (comparative more sapient, superlative most sapient) Attempting to appear wise or discerning. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: wise
