Sentient

(sĕn/shĭ-ent) (Synop., § 130), a. [Lat. sentiens, p. pr. of sentire, to discern or perceive by the senses.] Having a faculty of sensation and perception; perceiving; as, man is a sentient being; he possesses a sentient principle.

(sĕn′shĭ-ent), n. One who has the faculty of perception; a perceiving being.