senses
Meaning of senses
plural noun
- 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 which enables it to hunt at dusk
- a feeling that something is the case.
she had the sense of being a political outsider
you can improve your general health and sense of well-being
- a sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems.
he earned respect by the good sense he showed at meetings
- 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
- 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
- perceive by a sense or senses.
with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days
- (of a machine or similar device) detect.
an optical fibre senses a current flowing in a conductor
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.
Information about senses
- The singular form of senses is: sense.
- Languages in which senses is used:
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Hyphenation of senses
senses
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- senses is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
senses synonyms
Meaning an emotional state or reaction:
Meaning an inexplicable awareness or impression:
Meaning awareness of something through the senses:
Meaning the faculty or power of seeing:
Meaning the faculty of perceiving sounds:
Meaning an act of touching someone or something:
Meaning the sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance:
Meaning the faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose:
Meaning the quality of being able to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity:
Meaning knowledge or perception of a situation or fact:
Meaning the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings:
Meaning identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge:
Meaning the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise:
Meaning the quality or state of being practical:
Meaning the quality of being sagacious:
Meaning the quality or state of being sharp:
Meaning the ability to judge well:
Meaning the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence:
Meaning the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills:
Meaning the quality of being clever; intelligence or shrewdness:
Meaning the quality of having or showing good powers of judgement:
Meaning the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions:
Meaning the power of abstract thought; intellect:
Meaning what is right, practical, or possible; common sense:
Meaning the quality of being justifiable by reason:
Meaning intellectual capacity:
Meaning shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness:
Meaning common sense; practical intelligence:
Meaning shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability to make good judgements:
Meaning a quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten:
Meaning a piece of open land for public use:
Meaning sharp stinging pain:
Meaning what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action:
Meaning an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something:
Meaning the implicit meaning or significance of something:
Meaning the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests:
Meaning the representation or conveying of meaning:
Meaning the meaning to be found in words or events:
Meaning the meaning or sense of something, typically a document or speech:
Meaning the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated:
Meaning a thing intended; an aim or plan:
Meaning a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound:
Meaning the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks:
Meaning the substance or general meaning of a speech or text:
Meaning the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning:
Meaning a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range:
Meaning the main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument:
Meaning the subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic:
Meaning a significant political, social, or moral point that is being conveyed by a film, speech, etc:
Meaning the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character:
Meaning the non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul:
Meaning the subject matter of a text, speech, or work of art, especially as contrasted with the form or style in which it is presented:
Meaning recognize or find out:
Meaning be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched:
Meaning notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant:
Meaning become aware of:
Meaning identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again:
Meaning communicate information to someone in spoken or written words:
Meaning recognize or treat (someone or something) as different:
Meaning discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly:
Meaning establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is:
Meaning grasp mentally; understand:
Meaning arrest (someone) for a crime:
Meaning perceive with the eyes; discern visually:
Meaning find unexpectedly or during a search:
Meaning gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught:
Meaning recognize the full worth of:
Meaning become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly:
Meaning have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof:
Meaning of or like God or a god:
Meaning understand or work out by instinct:
Meaning create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg:
Meaning a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub:
Meaning know or become aware of:
senses antonyms
Meaning behaviour that shows a lack of good sense or judgement:
Anagrams of senses
Words that rhyme with senses
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