About The Word Sapient
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Sapient
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What's The Definition Of Sapient?
[adj] acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sapient: perspicacious | sagacious | wise Related Terms | Find terms related to Sapient: See Also | Sapient In Webster's Dictionary \Sa"pi*ent\, a. [L. sapiens, -entis, p. pr. of sapere to
taste, to have sense, to know. See {Sage}, a.]
Wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt.
Where the sapient king Held dalliance with his fair
Egyptian spouse. --Milton.
Syn: Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning.
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