sense
[ sens ]
/ sɛns /
noun
verb (used with object), sensed, sens·ing.
Idioms for sense
Origin of sense
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English < Latin
sēnsus sensation, feeling, understanding, equivalent to
sent(īre) to feel +
-tus suffix of v. action, with
tt >
s; (v.) derivative of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR sense
4
Sense,
sensation refer to consciousness of stimulus or of a perception as pleasant or unpleasant. A
sense is an awareness or recognition of something; the stimulus may be subjective and the entire process may be mental or intellectual:
a sense of failure. A
sensation is an impression derived from an objective (external) stimulus through any of the sense organs:
a sensation of heat. It is also a general, indefinite physical or emotional feeling:
a sensation of weariness.
5 awareness, apprehension.
7 rationality.
9 estimation, appreciation.
13 signification, import, denotation, connotation, interpretation. See
meaning.
16 feeling, sentiment.
19 discern, appreciate, recognize.
OTHER WORDS FROM sense
half-sensed, adjective un·sensed, adjective un·sens·ing, adjectiveWords nearby sense
Example sentences from the Web for sense
British Dictionary definitions for sense
sense
/ (sɛns) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for sense
C14: from Latin
sēnsus, from
sentīre to feel
Medical definitions for sense
sense
[ sĕns ]
n.
Any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside or inside the body are received and felt, as the faculties of hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste, and equilibrium.
A perception or feeling that is produced by a stimulus; sensation, as of hunger.
v.
To become aware of; perceive.
Idioms and Phrases with sense
sense
see come to one's senses; horse sense; in a sense; lull into (a false sense of security); make sense; sixth sense; take leave of (one's senses); talk sense.