sense

sense · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch).

  2. 2.

    (noun) A feeling or awareness of something.

  3. 3.

    (noun) Good judgment; practical wisdom.

  4. 4.

    (noun) A meaning or interpretation of a word or phrase.

  5. 5.

    (verb) To perceive by a sense or senses; to detect.

  6. 6.

    (verb) To be vaguely aware of.

Forms

plural: senses

Related words

Antonyms: nonsense, senselessness
See also: feeling, meaning, perception
Synonyms: feeling, judgment, meaning, perception

Etymology

From Latin sēnsus ("feeling, perception, meaning"), past participle of sentīre ("to feel, perceive"). Related to sentiment, sensation, and sensitive.