sensation
(noun)
noun
1. an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
- a sensation of touch
Similar word(s): esthesis
Definition categories: thought, perception
2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Similar word(s): ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard
Definition categories: person, expert
3. a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
- anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear
Definition categories: feeling, stir
4. a state of widespread public excitement and interest
- the news caused a sensation
Definition categories: state, excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation
5. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended