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Definition of Sapient
1. Adjective. Acutely insightful and wise. "A source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
Similar to: Wise
Derivative terms: Perspicaciousness, Perspicacity, Sagaciousness, Sapience
Definition of Sapient
1. a. Wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt.
Definition of Sapient
1. Adjective. (context: now literary or ironic) Possessing wisdom and discernment; wise, learned. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sapient
1. a wise person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sapient
Literary usage of Sapient
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"To the shore Where Sheba's sapient queen the * sceptre bore, Braving the Red
Sea's dangers shalt thou force To ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Linnaeus differentiated four varieties of the homo diurnus (a sub-division of
the homo sapient) : (1) American; (2) European; (3) Asiatic; (4) African. ..."
3. Secret History of the Court of England from the Accession of George the by Anne Hamilton (1901)
"... of Pains and Penalties"—Bran- denburgh House — Unhospitable Treatment — A
Letter to Windsor—sapient Speech of a Most sapient Lord — A Despicable Man. ..."
4. An Open Door to Caesar.: The Beginner's Caesar; Being Mainly the Simplified by Julius Caesar (1903)
"NM and FNN sapiens sapiens sapient-es sapient-ia G. sapient-is sapient-is
sapient-ium sapient-ium D. sapient-I sapient-I sapient-ibus sapient-ibus A. ..."
5. The Wall Street Point of View by Henry Clews (1900)
"Some sapient object lessons from the Constitution in their application to
statesmanship, politics, and finance.—Justice Story's opinions of the duties of a ..."
6. Bell's Latin Course for the First Year in Three Parts by Edgar Cardew Marchant, J. G. Spencer (1901)
"M. and FNM and FN Now, sapiens sapiens sapient-Ss sapient-ia jtcc. sapient-em
sapiens sapient-ës sapient-ia Gen. sapient-is sapient-is sapient-ium ..."
7. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"To the shore Where Sheba's sapient queen the * sceptre bore, Braving the Red
Sea's dangers shalt thou force To ..."
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Linnaeus differentiated four varieties of the homo diurnus (a sub-division of
the homo sapient) : (1) American; (2) European; (3) Asiatic; (4) African. ..."
9. Secret History of the Court of England from the Accession of George the by Anne Hamilton (1901)
"... of Pains and Penalties"—Bran- denburgh House — Unhospitable Treatment — A
Letter to Windsor—sapient Speech of a Most sapient Lord — A Despicable Man. ..."
10. An Open Door to Caesar.: The Beginner's Caesar; Being Mainly the Simplified by Julius Caesar (1903)
"NM and FNN sapiens sapiens sapient-es sapient-ia G. sapient-is sapient-is
sapient-ium sapient-ium D. sapient-I sapient-I sapient-ibus sapient-ibus A. ..."
11. The Wall Street Point of View by Henry Clews (1900)
"Some sapient object lessons from the Constitution in their application to
statesmanship, politics, and finance.—Justice Story's opinions of the duties of a ..."
12. Bell's Latin Course for the First Year in Three Parts by Edgar Cardew Marchant, J. G. Spencer (1901)
"M. and FNM and FN Now, sapiens sapiens sapient-Ss sapient-ia jtcc. sapient-em
sapiens sapient-ës sapient-ia Gen. sapient-is sapient-is sapient-ium ..."
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