'Sapient' definitions:

Definition of 'sapient'

(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: perspicacious, sagacious, sapient]

Definition of 'Sapient'

From: GCIDE
  • Sapient \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. [1913 Webster]
  • Where the sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sapient'

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