| Pronunciation: | | 'seypeeunt
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[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" |
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SAPIENT is a 7 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | perspicacious, sagacious, wise |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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