English dictionary
sense
/s/E/ns/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a general conscious awareness
ExamplesA sense of security.
A sense of happiness.
A sense of danger.
A sense of self.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
ExamplesThe dictionary gave several senses for the word.
In the best sense charity is really a duty.
Synonyms signifiedSource: WordNet 3.0
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the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
ExamplesIn the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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sound practical judgment
ExamplesCommon sense is not so common.
He hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples.
Fortunately she had the good sense to run away.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a natural appreciation or ability
ExamplesA keen musical sense.
A good sense of timing.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of perceiving changes in the condition of the body; as, the <i>senses</i> of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. See <i>Muscular sense</i>, under <u>Muscular</u>, and <i>Temperature sense</i>, under <u>Temperature</u>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
Synonyms feelSource: WordNet 3.0
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detect some circumstance or entity automatically
ExamplesThis robot can sense the presence of people in the room.
Particle detectors sense ionization.
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become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
ExamplesI sense his hostility.
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comprehend
ExamplesI sensed the real meaning of his letter.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To perceive by the senses; to recognize.
Source: webster1913