Sentient vs. Sophont — What's the Difference?

Having sense perception; conscious

An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than that of a human being. The word does not apply to machines unless they have true artificial intelligence, rather than mere processing capacity.

Experiencing sensation or feeling.

Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.

Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.

Possessing human-like awareness and intelligence.

Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.

An intelligent, self-aware being.

Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception.

One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.

Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness;

Consciously perceiving;