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   Sense

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   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" Similar sensory facultyfeelingsensationperceptionsighthearingtouchtastesmellsixth sensedated:sensibility
   • 2. a feeling that something is the case: "she had the sense of being a political outsider" Similar awarenessfeelingsensationconsciousnessperceptionrecognition
   • ▪ an awareness or feeling that one is in a specified state: "you can improve your general health and sense of well-being"
   • ▪ a keen intuitive awareness of or sensitivity to the presence or importance of something: "she had a fine sense of comic timing" Similar appreciationawarenessunderstandingcomprehensiondiscernmentacknowledgment
   • 3. a sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems: "he earned respect by the good sense he showed at meetings" Similar wisdomcommon sensegood sensepracticalitysagacitysharpnessdiscernmentperceptionnative witmother witwitlevel-headednessintelligenceclevernessastutenessshrewdnessjudgmentsoundness of judgmentunderstandingreasonlogicbrainbrainsinformal:gumptionnoushorse sensesavvyloafcommonsmartsOpposite stupiditymindlessness
   • ▪ a reasonable or comprehensible rationale: "I can't see the sense in leaving all the work to you" Similar purposepointreasonaimobjectmotiveuseutilityvalueadvantagebenefit
   • 4. a way in which an expression or a situation can be interpreted; a meaning: "it is not clear which sense of the word “characters” is intended in this passage" Similar meaningdefinitionimportdenotationsignificationsignificancepurportimplicationintentionnuancedriftgistthrusttenorburdenthememessageessencespiritsubstance
   • 5. a property (e.g. direction of motion) distinguishing a pair of objects, quantities, effects, etc. which differ only in that each is the reverse of the other: "the cord does not become straight, but forms a length of helix in the opposite sense"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a coding sequence of nucleotides, complementary to an antisense sequence.

   verb

   • 1. perceive by a sense or senses: "with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days"
   • ▪ be aware of (something) without being able to define exactly how one knows: "she could sense her father's anger rising"
   • 2. (of a machine or similar device) detect: "an optical fiber senses a current flowing in a conductor"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘meaning’): from Latin sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

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   Synonyms for SENSE: feeling, feel, sensation, impression, perception, touch, suggestion, hint; Antonyms of SENSE: density, slowness, dulness, dullness, idiocy, stupidity, foolishness, senselessness.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of sense in English. sense. noun. These are words and phrases related to sense. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of sense. The word “tactile” refers to the sense of touch. Synonyms. faculty. function. feeling. sensation. A square meal gives one a sense of well-being. Synonyms.

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   feeling, impression, inkling, gut reaction, perception, sensation. Sense: Noun: power of physical perception. Synonyms: sensation, faculty, smell, touch, hearing, sight, taste, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia (UK), perception. Antonyms: numbness, lack of sight, loss of hearing, disability, blindness, deafness.

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   nouns. verbs. adjectives. understanding. feeling. idea. suggest new. Another way to say Sense? Synonyms for Sense (other words and phrases for Sense).

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   4 days ago · Synonyms for SENSE in English: faculty, perception, sensation, feeling, sensibility, feeling, impression, perception, awareness, consciousness, …