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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anoetic \An`o*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ? unthinkable; ? priv. + ? perceptible, thinkable.] 1. Unthinkable. [Rare] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being; characteristic of the "fringe" or "margin" of consciousness. [1913 Webster] Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or anoetic consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions. --G. F. Stout. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]