Sapient

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈseɪpɪənt/

Origin

From Old French sapient, or its source, Latin sapiēns.

Full definition of sapient

Adjective

1. (now literary or ironic) Possessing wisdom and discernment; wise, learned.
• 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 217:In Europe I had been told by sapient academics that there wasn't really any class system in the United States: well, you couldn't prove that by the conditions in California's agribusinesses, or indeed its urban factories.

Synonyms

• wise
• sagacious

Related terms

• sapiently
• Homo sapiens

Anagrams

• panties, patines, ptisane