Sentience

sen•ti•ence sĕn′shəns, -shē-əns, -tē-əns►

n. The quality or state of being sentient; consciousness.

n. Feeling as distinguished from perception or thought.

n. Sentient character or state; the faculty of sense; feeling; consciousness.

n. a digital literary journal established by a diverse pool of fiction writers, essayists, poets, artists, and editors who are dedicated to supporting their peers as they tackle the beauty and chaos of the world we live in through the written word.