sentiency

Noun
Synonyms: sensesensationsentiencesensory faculty

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended“in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”Synonyms: sensesensationsentiencesensory faculty
Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sentience \Sen"ti*ence\, Sentiency \Sen"ti*en*cy\, n. [See Sentient, Sentence.] The quality or state of being sentient; esp., the quality or state of having sensation. --G. H. Lewes. [1913 Webster]

An example of harmonious action between the intelligence and the sentiency of the mind. --Earle. [1913 Webster]

Advertisement