sense
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English sense, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, reason, direction”); partly from Latin sensus (“sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly of Germanic origin (whence also Occitan sen, Italian senno), from Frankish *sinn (“reason, judgement, mental faculty, way, direction”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz (“mind, meaning”). Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Compare French assener (“to thrust out”), forcené (“maniac”). More at send.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
sense (plural senses)
- One of the methods for a living being to gather data about the world; sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
- A general conscious awareness.
- a sense of security
- Sound practical judgment, as in common sense.
- The meaning, reason, or value of something.
- You don’t make any sense.
- A natural appreciation or ability.
- A keen musical sense
- (pragmatics) The way that a referent is presented.
- (semantics) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries for a word in a dictionary.
- (mathematics) One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
- (mathematics) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
Hyponyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:sense
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
method to gather data
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conscious awareness
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sound judgement
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meaning or reason
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natural ability
pragmatics term
semantics term
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math: direction of a vector
math: direction of rotation
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See also [edit]
- business sense
- common sense
- sixth sense
- sight / vision
- hearing / audition
- taste / gustation
- smell / olfaction
- touch / tactition
- thermoception
- nociception
- equilibrioception
- proprioception
Verb [edit]
sense (third-person singular simple present senses, present participle sensing, simple past and past participle sensed)
- To use biological senses: to either smell, watch, taste, hear or feel.
- To instinctively be aware.
- She immediately sensed her disdain.
- To comprehend.
Translations [edit]
use biological senses
to instinctively be aware
to comprehend
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Statistics [edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: cause · close · England · #420: sense · ten · beautiful · possible
Anagrams [edit]
Catalan [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Ultimately from Latin sine. Compare French sans.
Pronunciation [edit]
Preposition [edit]
sense
Antonyms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Participle [edit]
sēnse
- vocative masculine singular of sēnsus
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