Sapient beings are far more advanced than humans.
Source: tatoeba (777330)
Sapient
//ˈseɪ.pi.ənt//
Synonyms for "sapient" (74 found)
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17 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- мъдър adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
- разумен adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
- разумен adj (of a lifeform or species: possessing intelligence or a high degree of self-awareness)
Danish
2 entries- intelligent adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
- vis adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
Finnish
4 entries- nykyihmisten adj (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Homo sapiens)
- oppinut adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
- viisas adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
- viisasteleva adj (attempting to appear discerning or wise)
Greek
1 entries- σοφός adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
Persian
1 entries- فرزانه adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
Portuguese
1 entries- sapiente adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
Russian
1 entries- разу́мный adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
Spanish
1 entries- sapiente adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
Ukrainian
1 entries- розумний adj (possessing discernment and wisdom — see also learned, wise)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
On this planet, the mushrooms are sapient.
Source: tatoeba (11156255)
[To Edgar] Come ſit thou here moſt learned Iuſtice / [To the Fool] Thou ſapient ſir ſit here, […]
Source: wiktionary
Spot more delicious then thoſe Gardens feign’d / Or of reviv’d Adonis, or renovvnd / Alcinous, hoſt of old Laertes Son [Odysseus], / Or that, not Myſtic, vvhere the Sapient King [Solomon] / Held dalliance vvith his faire Egyptian Spouſe.
Source: wiktionary
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