sapien

sapien means A surname.

Etymology

The word is a singular form, derived by back-formation and shortening of translingual Homo sapiens by interpreting the latter as an English plural form. However, in Latin the word sapiens is strictly singular, its plural form being sapientes (and the Latin plural of homo sapiens is homines sapientes).

name

A surname.

noun

A human, a specimen of Homo sapiens.

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

sapiens 81% match — A human being (Homo sapiens). vs sapien →
sapienization 69% match — The development of Homo sapiens (the modern human being) from earlier species. vs sapien →
hooman 64% match — A human being. vs sapien →
sapientization 60% match — The process of evolving into Homo sapiens. vs sapien →
sapio 60% match — A sapiosexual. vs sapien →
anthroparian 59% match — A human or a creature having human characteristics or traits. vs sapien →
sapient 57% match — Possessing discernment and wisdom; learned, wise. vs sapien →
apeman 56% match — A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine. vs sapien →