sentience (
http://definr.com/sentience)
n 1: state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the
crash intruded on his awareness" [syn:
awareness]
2: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
[syn:
sense,
sensation,
sentiency,
sensory faculty]
3: the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or
undifferentiated consciousness: "gave sentience to slugs
and newts"- Richard Eberhart [ant:
insentience]