sensation (sɛnˈseɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- the power of perceiving through the senses
- a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs ⇒
a sensation of warmth
- a general feeling or awareness ⇒
a sensation of fear
- a state of widespread public excitement ⇒
his announcement caused a sensation
- anything that causes such a state ⇒
your speech was a sensation
Alternative Forms
senˈsationless adjectiveWord Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin sensātiō, from Late Latin sensātussensateUsage examples
She was soaring high in the stratosphere of her consciousness where nothing existed except the pure sensation of ecstasy.
, Compulsion (1994)"He could have had no movement or sensation below the level of his injury," she said.
Globe and Mail (2003)Maybe by then, the sensation will have returned to my knees.
Glasgow Herald (2001)All this last-gasp activity creates a sensation of light at the centre of our visual field.
, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)