sapient
/ˈseɪpiənt/
adjective
- Wise or intelligent; having or showing great wisdom and good judgment.
- Her sapient observations helped the team solve the problem.
- A sapient leader listens to others before making decisions.
- The old professor gave sapient advice to his students.
- Relating to the species Homo sapiens; human as opposed to other animals.
- Are dolphins considered sapient like humans?
- The novel explores what it means to be a sapient creature.
- Sapient beings have developed complex cultures and technologies.
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noun
- A wise or intelligent person; a human being (often used in science fiction or philosophy).
- He was regarded as a sapient among his peers.
- The council was made up of the most respected sapients in the land.
- In the story, the sapients of the planet welcomed the explorers.