Definitions for: 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"

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: perspicacious, sagacious, wise

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