sense
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(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended |
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Synonyms: sensation, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency |
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Related Words: faculty, mental faculty, modality, module, sense modality, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sensory system |
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(noun) a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self" |
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Related Words: awareness, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness, sense of direction, sense of responsibility |
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(noun) a natural appreciation; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing" |
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Related Words: appreciation, grasp, hold |
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(noun) the meaning of a word or expression; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word" or "in the best sense charity is really a duty" |
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Related Words: acceptation, import, meaning, significance, signification, word meaning, word sense |
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(noun) what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression |
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Synonyms: connotation, intension |
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Related Words: import, meaning, significance, signification |
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(verb) perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "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" |
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Synonyms: feel |
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Related Words: comprehend, perceive |
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(noun) the idea that is intended; "What is the sense of this proverb?" |
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Synonyms: meaning, substance |
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Related Words: connotation, denotation, extension, idea, implication, import, reference, significance, strain, tenor, thought, undercurrent, undertone |
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(noun) sound practical judgment; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples" |
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Synonyms: common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit |
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Related Words: discernment, judgement, judgment, logic, nous, road sense, sagaciousness, sagacity |
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