sapiens

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens

Questions about sapiens

What does sapiens mean?

sapiens means "of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens".

How many syllables are in sapiens?

sapiens has 3 syllables: sa-pi-ens. The stress falls on "sa". In IPA it is /ˈseɪpiənz/.

Is sapiens a common word?

sapiens is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.