sense (sɛns
)
Definitions
noun
- any of the faculties by which the mind receives information about the external world or about the state of the body. In addition to the five traditional faculties of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, the term includes the means by which bodily position, temperature, pain, balance, etc, are perceived
- such faculties collectively; the ability to perceive
- a feeling perceived through one of the senses ⇒
a sense of warmth
- a mental perception or awareness ⇒
a sense of happiness
- moral discernment; understanding ⇒
a sense of right and wrong
- (sometimes plural) sound practical judgment or intelligence ⇒
he is a man without any sense
- reason or purpose ⇒
what is the sense of going out in the rain?
- substance or gist; meaning ⇒
what is the sense of this proverb?
- specific meaning; definition ⇒
in what sense are you using the word?
- an opinion or consensus
- mathematics one of two opposite directions measured on a directed line; the sign as contrasted with the magnitude of a vector
- logic linguistics
- the import of an expression as contrasted with its referent. Thus the import of an expression as contrasted with its referent. Thus the morning star and the import of an expression as contrasted with its referent. Thus and the evening star have the same reference, Venus, but different senses
- the property of an expression by virtue of which its referent is determined
- that which one grasps in understanding an expression
- See make sense
- See take leave of one's senses
verb (tr)
- to perceive through one or more of the senses
- to apprehend or detect without or in advance of the evidence of the senses
- to understand
- computing
- to test or locate the position of (a part of computer hardware)
- to read (data)
Word Origin
C14: from Latin sēnsus, from sentīre to feelSynonyms
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feeling,
impression,
perception,
awareness,
consciousness,
atmosphere,
aura,
intuition,
premonition,
presentiment,
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intelligence,
reason,
understanding,
brains,
smarts,
judgment,
discrimination,
wisdom,
wit(s)
common sense,
sanity,
sharpness,
tact,
nous,
cleverness,
quickness,
discernment,
gumption,
sagacity,
clear-headedness,
mother wit,
Translations
- British English:
sense
Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste....a keen sense of smell.sɛns NOUN ...a keen sense of smell.
- Spanish:
sentido
nm
- French:
sens
nm
- German:
Sinn
nm
- Chinese: 感觉 n
- Arabic: حاسَّة n
- Portuguese: sentido nm
- Russian: чувство nnt
- Croatian: čulo nnt
- Czech: smysl nm
- Danish: sans nutr
- Dutch: bedoeling nf
- Finnish: aisti n
- Greek: αίσθηση nf
- Italian: senso nm
- Japanese: 感覚 n
- Korean: 감각 n
- Norwegian: fornuft nm
- Polish: zmysł nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: sentido nm
- European Spanish:
sentido
nm
- Swedish: sinne nnt
- Thai: ความรู้สึก n
- Turkish: duyu n
- Vietnamese: giác quan n
Usage examples
Most of his attention was on the Dead Hands he could sense around them.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Achieving a sense of unity with such a wide variety of submissions is the chief obstacle facing those responsible for hanging the works.
Country Life (2004)And with tickets at up to E125, it will be a long way from Poverty Bay, in every sense.
Irish Times (2002)He has a sense of the absurd which, to some, makes no sense at all.
Glasgow Herald (2001)This leaves us with a sense of feeling `not right', in some way always an impostor.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)