Sophont

Quick meaning: Sophont is a noun meaning (chiefly science fiction) 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.

Meaning

(chiefly science fiction) 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.

Example Sentences

I'm honored to meet a sophont of the Soro line in person!

Only one sophont appeared to be involved—and not a sophisticated one.

Evil, they argued, could only have meaning on smaller scales, in the hurt that one sophont does to another.

Likewise with the psychology of intelligent species. Most sophonts indeed possess basic instincts which diverge more or less from man's. With those of radically alien motivations we have little contact.

Word Forms

• sophonts

Synonyms for sophont

Depending on context, synonyms include sentient.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sapient, sentient, person, cybermind, shipmind, noosphere.

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