sense en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sɪnts/ (pin-pen-merger)
- /sɪns/ (pin-pen-merger)
- sĕns
- /sɛnts/
- (General-American) audio
- (UK) audio
- /sɛns/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense From Middle English sense, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, perception, direction”); partly from Latin sēnsus (“sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly of Germanic origin (whence also Occitan sen, Italian senno), from Vulgar Latin *sennus (“sense, reason, way”), from Frankish *sinn ("reason, judgement, mental faculty, way, direction"; whence also Dutch zin, German Sinn, Swedish sinne, Norwegian sinn). Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep.
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:Sight, hearing, and touch have been well explored, but the sense of smell has remained elusive, due in large measure to a lack of basic information.
1987 October, Avery N. Gilbert and Charles J. Wysocki, “Results of the Smell Survey”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 514:What surmounts the reach / Of human sense I shall delineate.
1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
this Basilius, having the quick sense of a lover
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:high disdain from sense of injured merit
1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:Where a college administration does not come forward and say that gay people have a right to be here, there is a sense among students that it is acceptable to harass and intimidate lesbian and gay members of that community.
1990 December 16, Laura Briggs, quoting Robert Weinerman, “Gay Students Fight 'Little War' At Mass. School”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 22, page 15:The days have vanish’d, tone and tint, And yet perhaps the hoarding sense Gives out at times (he knows not whence) A little flash, a mystic hint; […]
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XLIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 66:a sense of security
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(countable, uncountable) Sound practical or moral judgment.
It’s common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
some People so Harden'd in Wickedness, as to have No Sense at all of the most Friendly Offices, or the Highest Benefits.
1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The meaning, reason, or value of something.
That just don't make a licka sense to me.
I think ’twas in another sense.
c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:You don’t make any sense.
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(countable, uncountable) The meaning, reason, or value of something. ▸ A meaning of a term (word or expression), among its various meanings.
In this sense it was possible to speak of 'scientific' of 'Marxist' ideology, which Marx and Engels, given their use of the term, could never have done.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 154:the various senses of the word “car” (e.g., motor car, elevator car, railcar)
- (countable, uncountable) The meaning, reason, or value of something. ▸ A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries or definitions for a word in a dictionary.
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(countable, uncountable) A natural appreciation or ability.
A keen musical sense
- (countable, uncountable) The way that a referent is presented.
- (countable, uncountable) One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
- (countable, uncountable) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
- (countable, uncountable) referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
Forms
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| senses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
air sense · sense of time · more money than sense · know someone in the Biblical sense · in the biblical sense · make sense · supersense · sensigenous · court sense · present sense impression · Sensurround · undersense · in every sense of the word · sense organ · subsense · sensely · multisense · spider sense · spidey sense · where there's no sense there's no feeling · horse sense · abound in one's own sense · sense of place · in the Biblical sense · sensist · aftersense · Spider-sense · antisense · sense capsule · sense strand · spider-sense · cowsense · Spidey sense · in a sense · sensism · game sense · knock some sense into · no sense no feeling · nonsense · Spider sense · sensive · talk sense · sense of craft · sense amplifier · word sense · ambisense · enough sense to pound sand into a rathole · make it make sense · Spidey-sense · common sense · my spider sense is tingling · moral sense · sense of direction · non-sense · foresense · more dollars than sense · come to one's senses · negative sense · countersense · unsense · sense body · sensemaking · sensory · senseless · lack-sense · good sense · sense datum · know someone in the biblical sense · civic sense · positive sense · senseful · strict-sense stationary · missense · spidey-sense · snail-sense feminism · dress sense
Descendants
Holonyms
Hyponyms
olfaction · proprioception · vision · transferred sense · fashion sense · tactition · nociception · kinesthetic sense · time sense · gustation · equilibrioception · common sense · business sense · thermoception · vestibular sense · sixth sense · sense of humour · sense of humor · audition
Relateds
sixth sense · vision · sight · perceive · intuïtion · neuroscience · hearing · perception · extrasensory perception · touch · sight · perceptibility · sensible · taste · equilibrioception · intuition · sensitive · smell · sensual · hearing · extrasensory · tactition · second sight · cognition · proprioception · audition · thermoception · smell · olfaction · sensation · perceptible · nociception · sensorium · gustation · produce sensation · perceptibly · clairvoyance · sensuous · sensical · touch · taste · ESP · sensor · nervous system · sensory
Synonyms
Translations (392)
ro sens (math: direction of rotation) · be значэ́нне (meaning or reason) · pt senso (sound judgement) · af sintuig (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · cy synnwyr (sound judgement) · be пачуццё (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · rm sen (meaning or reason) · ltg jāga (meaning or reason) · id budi (conscious awareness) · ast significáu (semantics term) · ar حَاسَّة (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · gl senso (semantics term) · gl acepción (semantics term) · be сэнс (meaning or reason) · gv keeall (meaning or reason) · gl senso (conscious awareness) · de Versand (sound judgement) · nl verstand (sound judgement) · ms maksud (meaning or reason) · hu értelem (sound judgement) · lb Bedeitung (meaning or reason) · kmr hest (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · zlw-ocs čuch (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ru чу́вство (natural ability) · gd brìgh (meaning or reason) · fi lahjakkuus (natural ability) · mk чувство (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · da fornemmelse (conscious awareness) · be змысл (meaning or reason) · ast sentíu (meaning or reason) · vec senso (sound judgement) · sh òsjet (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · uk сенс (meaning or reason) · ja 分別 (sound judgement) · sk zmysel (meaning or reason) · km សំនួន (meaning or reason) · ar دَلَالَة (semantics term) · km ឥន្ទ្រិយ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · io sinso (math: direction of rotation) · tr mana (meaning or reason) · no sans (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · nn sinne (conscious awareness) · afb حاسة (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · scn sensu (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ro simț (sound judgement) · gl senso (natural ability) · afb موهبة (natural ability) · oc sens (sound judgement) · de Sinn (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · nl gevoel (conscious awareness) · lt nuojauta (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · wyi yurlendj (sound judgement) · mi tairongo (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ro simț (natural ability) · fi vaisto (natural ability) · it significato (semantics term) · gl sentido (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · pt sensação (conscious awareness) · fi merkitys (meaning or reason) · sv förnuft (sound judgement) · mn утга (meaning or reason) · hy զգացում (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ka გრძნობა (conscious awareness) · hsb woznam (semantics term) · hy զգացողություն (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · cs smysl (meaning or reason) · io sinso (math: direction of a vector) · fi kyky (natural ability) · ru ощуще́ние (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · vi nghĩa (meaning or reason) · vo sien (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ang ġewitt (conscious awareness) · fi tolkku (sound judgement) · pt juízo (sound judgement) · ru ра́зум (sound judgement) · nl zintuig (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · pt significado (semantics term) · sga cíall (meaning or reason) · cy synnwyr (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · sh о̀сјет (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · el συναίσθημα (conscious awareness) · el έννοια (meaning or reason) · my အာရုံ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · pt sentido (natural ability) · el αίσθηση (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · nl zin (meaning or reason) · id makna (semantics term) · nn betyding (semantics term) · es sentido (semantics term) · sga síans (meaning or reason) · tr algı (conscious awareness) · ru направле́ние (math: direction of rotation) · lb Gefill (conscious awareness) · fr sens (sound judgement) · ca sentit (meaning or reason) · fi järki (meaning or reason) · he הגיון (sound judgement) · gv keeall (semantics term) · ang ġewitt (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ms indera (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · sv bemärkelse (meaning or reason) · is gáfa (natural ability) · ar مَوْهِبَة (natural ability) · cmn 感覺 /感觉 (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · vec sènso (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · pl zmysł (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ar شُعُور (conscious awareness) · uk відчуття́ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ru ощуще́ние (conscious awareness) · fi suunta (math: direction of a vector) · ca seny (semantics term) · ms maksud (semantics term) · hu érzék (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ko 뜻 (meaning or reason) · eu zentzumen (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · it senso (sound judgement) · gl significado (semantics term) · hu érzés (conscious awareness) · gd ciall (conscious awareness) · afb احساس (conscious awareness) · gd seagh (meaning or reason) · vec sènso (conscious awareness) · ga ciall (meaning or reason) · es significación (semantics term) · io senco (meaning or reason) · es significado (semantics term) · hu érzet (conscious awareness) · oc sentit (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · vi ý nghĩa (meaning or reason) · he מובן (semantics term) · io senso (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ltg zeimeiba (meaning or reason) · sk zmysel (conscious awareness) · yi שׂכל (sound judgement) · ko 감각 (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · it senso (conscious awareness) · ca seny (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · hy իմաստ (semantics term) · ko 감각 (conscious awareness) · vec senso (conscious awareness) · id bakat (natural ability) · cs smysl (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ar إِحْسَاس (conscious awareness) · mi parangēki (conscious awareness) · cmn 意義 /意义 (semantics term) · afb قدرة طبيعية (natural ability) · it senso (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · cy pwyll (sound judgement) · tl damdam (conscious awareness) · sv förstånd (sound judgement) · tr deme (semantics term) · ja 意識 (conscious awareness) · te స్పృహ (conscious awareness) · mn ᠤᠳᠬ ᠠ (meaning or reason) · ms makna (meaning or reason) · ru значе́ние (meaning or reason) · es sentido (math: direction of a vector) · ru смысл (pragmatics term) · ang andġiet (meaning or reason) · ro sens (semantics term) · es sentido (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · de Bedeutung (semantics term) · ko 의미 (meaning or reason) · eo senso (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · tr sağduyu (sound judgement) · gd cudthrom (conscious awareness) · bg сетиво́ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · bg у́сет (natural ability) · ast sentíu (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · es sentido (math: direction of rotation) · gv keeall (sound judgement) · ast acepción (semantics term) · ga ciall (sound judgement) · es sentido (natural ability) · de Sinn (natural ability) · tr anlam (semantics term) · id indra (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · pt sentido (meaning or reason) · it sensazione (conscious awareness) · ltg jutūne (conscious awareness) · ast aceición (semantics term) · ga ciall (natural ability) · es sentido (meaning or reason) · tr duyu (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ru чу́вство (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · scn senzu (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · mk свест (conscious awareness) · sv mening (meaning or reason) · fr sens (meaning or reason) · uk смисл (meaning or reason) · ja 能力 (natural ability) · br skiant (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · vec sènso (meaning or reason) · gd ceudfath (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · dsb wóznam (semantics term) · pl sens (pragmatics term) · grc αἴσθησις (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · oc sens (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · tl pandama (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ga céadfa (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · fi järki (sound judgement) · sq NI Ndienje (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ang ġewitt (sound judgement) · uk чуття́ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · tr yeti (natural ability) · tr anlam (meaning or reason) · ru чу́вство (conscious awareness) · bg чу́вство (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · km វិញ្ញាណ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · pl zmysł (natural ability) · gv ennaghtyn (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · tr valör (semantics term) · fr sens (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ca sentit (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · sk zmysel (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · gl sentido (meaning or reason) · gd ciallachadh (meaning or reason) · eo sentumo (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ga réasún (sound judgement) · vi ý nghĩa (semantics term) · cmn 意義 /意义 (meaning or reason) · ja 意味 (semantics term) · pl sens (meaning or reason) · fr acception (semantics term) · lt jutimas (conscious awareness) · lv sajūta (conscious awareness) · km ន័យ (meaning or reason) · pt sentido (semantics term) · gl sentido (sound judgement) · it senso (meaning or reason) · nl aanleg (natural ability) · fr sens (semantics term) · de Sinn (conscious awareness) · ga ciall (semantics term) · cs smysl (semantics term) · pt sentido (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · sv sinne (conscious awareness) · ru значе́ние (semantics term) · lt jausmas (conscious awareness) · kmr hest (conscious awareness) · it accezione (semantics term) · ru смысл (meaning or reason) · fi pyörimissuunta (math: direction of rotation) · sk význam (meaning or reason) · pt senso (conscious awareness) · txb yälloñ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · gd mothachadh (conscious awareness) · sv sinne (natural ability) · uk почуття́ (natural ability) · fi lahja (natural ability) · ca accepció (semantics term) · gl significación (semantics term) · ca significat (semantics term) · fa چم (meaning or reason) · ja 意味 (meaning or reason) · it tocco (natural ability) · uk сенс (semantics term) · he חוּשׁ (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ja 感覚 (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · grc αἴσθησις (conscious awareness) · rm senn (meaning or reason) · ja 感覚 (sound judgement) · nl betekenis (semantics term) · hu értelem (semantics term) · sl smisel (meaning or reason) · km អារម្មណ៍ (conscious awareness) · ca seny (conscious awareness) · id arti (semantics term) · sh сми̑сао (meaning or reason) · lb Sënn (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · pl poczucie (conscious awareness) · ca trellat (sound judgement) · ca enteniment (sound judgement) · de Gefühl (conscious awareness) · km សុភនិច្ឆ័យ (sound judgement) · sl čut (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ang andġiet (semantics term) · hy իմաստ (meaning or reason) · tr idrak (conscious awareness) · lt prasmė (meaning or reason) · da sans (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · tr aklıselimlik (sound judgement) · vec sènso (sound judgement) · lt uoslė (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · uk зна́чення (semantics term) · fi tunne (conscious awareness) · de Sinn (semantics term) · he חוּשׁ (natural ability) · tr yetenek (natural ability) · fi merkitys (semantics term) · be пачуццё (conscious awareness) · nn meining (meaning or reason) · ar مَعْنًى (meaning or reason) · sl pomen (semantics term) · pt significação (semantics term) · cs pocit (conscious awareness) · it coscienza (conscious awareness) · ru рассу́док (sound judgement) · es sensación (conscious awareness) · hu érzékelés (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · el αίσθηση (conscious awareness) · ca seny comú (sound judgement) · sl občutek (conscious awareness) · bg съзна́ние (conscious awareness) · id rasa (conscious awareness) · ltg nūjauta (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · fi järkevyys (sound judgement) · he תחושה (conscious awareness) · lb Gespier (natural ability) · ga ciall (conscious awareness) · lb Sënn (conscious awareness) · vec senso (meaning or reason) · cy pwyll (conscious awareness) · cs význam (meaning or reason) · sh smȋsao (meaning or reason) · gd faireachdainn (conscious awareness) · it significato (meaning or reason) · uk відчуття́ (conscious awareness) · sl čutilo (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · sv betydelse (semantics term) · ru смысл (semantics term) · mk сетило (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ru здра́вый смысл (sound judgement) · ms deria (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · gd brìgh (conscious awareness) · pt aceção (semantics term) · ro simț (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · gl sentido (semantics term) · vec senso (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · cmn 感覺 /感觉 (conscious awareness) · is tilfinning (conscious awareness) · fi aisti (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · is skilningarvit (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · lb Sënn (sound judgement) · ca seny (meaning or reason) · is merking (meaning or reason) · ca seny (natural ability) · lv maņa (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ltg pajauta (conscious awareness) · ms erti (meaning or reason) · es sentido (sound judgement) · afb معنى (meaning or reason) · gv keeall (natural ability) · hu értelem (meaning or reason) · ms erti (semantics term) · it verso (math: direction of a vector) · pl kierunek obrotu (math: direction of rotation) · ca seny (sound judgement) · ru направле́ние (math: direction of a vector) · hu érzék (natural ability) · es acepción (semantics term) · ja 意識 (sound judgement) · cs význam (semantics term) · ca sentit (natural ability) · ba тойғо (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · io senso (conscious awareness) · cy ystyr (semantics term) · gl senso (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · ar قُدْرَة طَبِيعِيَّة (natural ability) · el αίσθηση (natural ability) · ro sens (meaning or reason) · fa حس (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · bg значе́ние (meaning or reason) · lv jēga (meaning or reason) · et meel (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · de Sinn (meaning or reason) · is skynsemi (sound judgement) · mk усет (natural ability) · tl dandam (conscious awareness) · ro sens (math: direction of a vector) · ko 감각 (semantics term) · fr sens (conscious awareness) · nn fornuft (sound judgement) · pt acepção (semantics term) · ar مَعْنَى (semantics term) · ba хис (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · pl kierunek (math: direction of a vector) · ast sentíu (sound judgement) · gv keeall (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · gv keeall (conscious awareness) · nl gewaarwording (conscious awareness) · sv sinne (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) · nn tyding (semantics term) · cy ystyr (meaning or reason) · afb شعور (conscious awareness) · ja 才能 (natural ability) · uk зна́чення (meaning or reason) · pt senso (natural ability) · km អត្ថ (semantics term) · bg сми́съл (meaning or reason) · el λογική (sound judgement) · mk смисла (meaning or reason)