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English noun: sense | |||
| 1. | sense (cognition) a general conscious awareness | ||
| Samples | A sense of security. A sense of happiness. A sense of danger. A sense of self. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sense of direction, sense of responsibility | ||
| 2. | sense (communication) the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted | ||
| Samples | The dictionary gave several senses for the word. In the best sense charity is really a duty. The signifier is linked to the signified. | ||
| Synonyms | signified | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | import, meaning, significance, signification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acceptation, word meaning, word sense | ||
| 3. | sense (cognition) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended | ||
| Samples | In the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing. | ||
| Synonyms | sensation, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | faculty, mental faculty, module | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | modality, sense modality, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sensory system | ||
| 4. | sense (cognition) sound practical judgment | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | logic, nous, road sense | ||
| 5. | sense (cognition) a natural appreciation or ability | ||
| Samples | A keen musical sense. A good sense of timing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appreciation, grasp, hold | ||
English verb: sense | |||
| 1. | sense (perception) perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles | ||
| Samples | He felt the wind. She felt an object brushing her arm. He felt his flesh crawl. She felt the heat when she got out of the car. | ||
| Synonyms | feel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comprehend, perceive | ||
| Verb group | feel | ||
| 2. | sense (perception) detect some circumstance or entity automatically | ||
| Samples | This robot can sense the presence of people in the room. Particle detectors sense ionization. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | detect, discover, find, notice, observe | ||
| 3. | sense (cognition) become aware of not through the senses but instinctively | ||
| Samples | I sense his hostility. I smell trouble. Smell out corruption. | ||
| Synonyms | smell, smell out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perceive | ||
| 4. | sense (cognition) comprehend | ||
| Samples | I sensed the real meaning of his letter. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | understand | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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