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}]