sense
noun
1. a general conscious awareness
- a sense of security
- a sense of happiness
- a sense of danger
Definition categories: thought, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness
2. the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
- the dictionary gave several senses for the word
- in the best sense charity is really a duty
Similar word(s): signified
Definition categories: communication, import, meaning, significance, signification
3. 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
Similar word(s): sensation, sentience, sentiency
Definition categories: thought, faculty, module
4. sound practical judgment
- Common 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
Similar word(s): gumption
Definition categories: thought, discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
5. a natural appreciation or ability
- a keen musical sense
- a good sense of timing
Definition categories: thought, appreciation, grasp, hold
Sentences with sense as a noun:
- It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
- You don’t make any sense.
- the true sense of words or phrases
verb
1. perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
Similar word(s): feel
Definition categories: perception, comprehend, perceive
2. detect some circumstance or entity automatically
- This robot can sense the presence of people in the room
- particle detectors sense ionization
Definition categories: perception, detect, discover, find, notice, observe
3. become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
- I sense his hostility
Similar word(s): smell
Definition categories: cognition, perceive
4. comprehend
- I sensed the real meaning of his letter
Definition categories: cognition, understand
Sentences with sense as a verb:
- She immediately sensed her disdain.