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7-letter words (4 found)

PANTIES,PATINES,SAPIENT,SPINATE,

6-letter words (21 found)

ASPINE,INSTEP,NEPITS,PAINTS,PANTIE,PASTIE,PATENS,PATINE,PATINS,PESANT,PETSAI,PIETAS,PINETA,PINTAS,PTISAN,SEITAN,SPINAE,SPINET,TENIAS,TINEAS,TISANE,

5-letter words (79 found)

ANISE,ANTES,ANTIS,ASPEN,ASPIE,ENTIA,ETNAS,INAPT,INEPT,INSET,ISNAE,NAPES,NATES,NATIS,NEAPS,NEATS,NEIST,NEPIT,NIPAS,NITES,PAINS,PAINT,PAISE,PANES,PANTS,PASTE,PATEN,PATES,PATIN,PEANS,PEATS,PEINS,PENIS,PENTS,PIANS,PIETA,PIETS,PINAS,PINES,PINTA,PINTS,PISTE,PITAS,SAINE,SAINT,SATIN,SENTI,SEPIA,SEPTA,SIENT,SNEAP,SNIPE,SPAIN,SPAIT,SPANE,SPATE,SPEAN,SPEAT,SPENT,SPINA,SPINE,SPITE,STAIN,STANE,STEAN,STEIN,STIPA,STIPE,TAINS,TAPEN,TAPES,TAPIS,TEINS,TENIA,TEPAS,TIANS,TINAS,TINEA,TINES,

4-letter words (111 found)

AINE,AINS,AITS,ANES,ANIS,ANTE,ANTI,ANTS,APES,APSE,APTS,ATES,EANS,EAST,EATS,EINA,ENTS,ETAS,ETNA,ISNA,ITAS,NAES,NAPE,NAPS,NATS,NEAP,NEAT,NEPS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NIPA,NIPS,NITE,NITS,PAIN,PAIS,PANE,PANS,PANT,PASE,PAST,PATE,PATS,PEAN,PEAS,PEAT,PEIN,PENI,PENS,PENT,PEST,PETS,PIAN,PIAS,PIES,PIET,PINA,PINE,PINS,PINT,PISE,PITA,PITS,SAIN,SANE,SANT,SATE,SATI,SEAN,SEAT,SENA,SENT,SEPT,SETA,SIEN,SINE,SIPE,SITE,SNAP,SNIP,SNIT,SPAE,SPAN,SPAT,SPET,SPIE,SPIN,SPIT,STAP,STEN,STEP,STIE,TAES,TAIN,TAIS,TANE,TANS,TAPE,TAPS,TASE,TEAS,TEIN,TENS,TEPA,TIAN,TIES,TINA,TINE,TINS,TIPS,

3-letter words (70 found)

AIN,AIS,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANS,ANT,APE,APT,ASP,ATE,ATS,EAN,EAS,EAT,ENS,EST,ETA,INS,ITA,ITS,NAE,NAP,NAS,NAT,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIS,NIT,PAN,PAS,PAT,PEA,PEN,PES,PET,PIA,PIE,PIN,PIS,PIT,PSI,PST,SAE,SAI,SAN,SAP,SAT,SEA,SEI,SEN,SET,SIN,SIP,SIT,SPA,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAP,TAS,TEA,TEN,TES,TIE,TIN,TIP,TIS,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AI,AN,AS,AT,EA,EN,ES,ET,IN,IS,IT,NA,NE,PA,PE,PI,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 308 words from sapient according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sapient

sapient

Etymology

From Middle English sapient, from Old French sapient, or its source, Latin sapiēns. Doublet of savant.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈseɪpɪənt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈseɪpiənt/

Adjective

sapient (comparative more sapient, superlative most sapient)

  1. Attempting to appear wise or discerning.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wise
  2. (dated) Possessing wisdom and discernment; wise, learned.
    • 1839, "Bewitched Butter" in W. B. Yates (ed.), Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (1892), Barnes & Noble, 2009, p. 295,
      She had five or six cows; but it was observed by her sapient neighbors that she sold more butter every year than other farmers' wives who had twenty.
  3. (chiefly science fiction) Of a species or life-form, possessing intelligence or a high degree of self-awareness.
    Synonyms: sentient; see also Thesaurus:self-aware

Coordinate terms

  • sentient

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Translations

References

  • Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “sapient”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.
  • Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “sapient adj.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Noun

sapient (plural sapients)

  1. (chiefly science fiction) An intelligent, self-aware being.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:sentient

References

  • Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “sapient”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.
  • Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “sapient n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sapient”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • painest, panties, pantsie, patines, peisant, pianets, pinates, ptisane, spinate

Latin

Verb

sapient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of sapiō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sapiēns. Compare savant.

Adjective

sapient m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sapient or sapiente)

  1. wise; sapient

Declension

Related terms

  • sapience
  • sapientement

Descendants

  • → English: sapient
  • French: sapient

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sapiēns, sapientis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsa.piˈent/

Adjective

sapient m or n (feminine singular sapientă, masculine plural sapienți, feminine and neuter plural sapiente)

  1. (rare) learned, wise
    Synonyms: înțelept, savant, învățat, doct, erudit

Declension

Related terms

  • sapiență

Source: wiktionary.org