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- [sey-pee-uh nt]
- /ˈseɪ pi ənt/
- /ˈseɪpjənt/
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- [sey-pee-uh nt]
- /ˈseɪ pi ənt/
Definitions of sapient word
- adjective sapient having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment. 1
- adjective sapient wise or sagacious 0
- adjective sapient full of knowledge; wise; sagacious; discerning 0
- adjective sapient of or relating to the existing human species (Homo sapiens) 0
- noun sapient a sapient human 0
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Origin of sapient
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English sapyent < Latin sapient- (stem of sapiēns, present participle of sapere to be wise, literally, to taste, have taste), equivalent to sapi- verb stem + -ent- -ent
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Parts of speech for Sapient
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sapient popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sapient
adj sapient
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- astute — If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage.
- cagey — If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it.
- canny — A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
- clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
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