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- DictionarySense/sens/
noun
- 1. a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch: "the bear has a keen sense of smell that enables it to hunt at dusk"
- 2. a feeling that something is the case: "she had the sense of being a political outsider"
verb
- 1. perceive by a sense or senses: "with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days"
- 2. (of a machine or similar device) detect: "an optical fiber senses a current flowing in a conductor"
Definitions of sense. noun. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended. “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”. synonyms: sensation, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency. see more. noun. a general conscious awareness. “a sense of security”.
[uncountable] good understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical behaviour. You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered. There's no sense in (= it is not sensible) worrying about it now. Can't you talk sense (= say something sensible)? There's a lot of sense in what Mary says.
the meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence. in a sense/in some senses. thinking about something in a particular way: In a sense, he's right. make sense. B2.
Apr 30, 2024 · 1. countable noun. Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses. ...a keen sense of smell. [ + of] Synonyms: faculty, perception, sensation, feeling More Synonyms of sense. 2. See also sixth sense. 3. verb.
sense. noun. /sɛns/ sight/hearing, etc. [countable] one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you the five senses Dogs have a keen (= strong) sense of smell. the sense organs (= eyes, ears, nose, etc.)
sense meaning, definition, what is sense: a feeling about something: Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SENSE. 1. a [count] : one of the five natural powers (touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing) through which you receive information about the world around you. All of my senses were on the alert for danger. — often + of. The dog lost his sense of smell. an acute/poor sense of hearing. — see also sixth sense.
