1. (n.)sense any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body.
2. sense these faculties collectively.
3. sense their operation or function; sensation.
4. sense a feeling or perception produced through one of the senses: a sense of cold.
5. sense a faculty or function of the mind analogous to a physical sense: the moral sense.
6. sense any special capacity for perception, estimation, appreciation, etc.: a sense of humor.
7. sense Usu., senses. sanity: Have you taken leave of your senses?
8. sense a more or less vague perception or impression: a sense of security.
9. sense a mental discernment, realization, or recognition: a sense of value.
10. sense a motivating awareness: a sense of duty.
11. sense sound practical intelligence.
12. sense reasonable thought or discourse: to talk sense.
13. sense substance or gist; content: You missed the sense of his statement.
14. sense value; merit: There's no sense in worrying.
15. sense a DNA sequence that is capable of coding for an aminoacid
16. sense the meaning of a word or phrase in a specific context, esp. as isolated in a dictionary or glossary.
17. sense consensus: the sense of a meeting.
18. (v.t.)sense to perceive by the senses; become aware of.
19. sense to grasp the meaning of; understand.
20. sense to detect (physical phenomena, as light or temperature) mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.
Definition of 'Sense'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)sense a general conscious awareness "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
2. (noun)sense, signified the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"
3. (noun)sense, sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty the faculty through which the external world is apprehended "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"
4. (noun)common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit sound practical judgment "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"
5. (verb)sense a natural appreciation or ability "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"
6. (verb)feel, sense 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"
7. (verb)sense detect some circumstance or entity automatically "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
8. (verb)smell, smell out, sense become aware of not through the senses but instinctively "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
9. (verb)sense comprehend "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
1. (noun)sense reasonable or logical thought or behavior I sometimes wonder if he has any sense at all.; I hope she had the sense to bring a raincoat.; There's no sense in complaining until you know the facts.
2. sense an awareness that makes you act in particular way He's going to the funeral out of a sense of duty.; a child's sense of justice
3. sense one of the body's physical abilities animals with a highly developed sense of smell/hearing/sight
4. sense in a sense considering sth from a particular perspective We are, in a sense, all related to each other.
5. sense make sense to be sensible or logical Wouldn't it make more sense for us all to travel in the same car?
6. sense to be able to be understood The first paragraph didn't make any sense.
7. sense make sense of to be able to understand what sth means I couldn't make sense of the strange noises I was hearing.
8. sense sense of humor the ability to find sth funny You have to have a good sense of humor to work here.
9. sense come to your senses to start behaving sensibly after behaving stupidly She eventually came to her senses and broke up with him.
10. (verb)sense to recognize or understand without being told I sensed that she was angry.
Definition of 'Sense'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)Sense a faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of perceiving changes in the condition of the body; as, the senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. See Muscular sense, under Muscular, and Temperature sense, under Temperature
2. (verb)Sense perception by the sensory organs of the body; sensation; sensibility; feeling
3. (verb)Sense perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation
4. (verb)Sense sound perception and reasoning; correct judgment; good mental capacity; understanding; also, that which is sound, true, or reasonable; rationalmeaning
5. (verb)Sense that which is felt or is held as a sentiment, view, or opinion; judgment; notion; opinion
6. (verb)Sense meaning; import; signification; as, the truesense of words or phrases; the sense of a remark
8. (verb)Sense one of two opposite directions in which a line, surface, or volume, may be supposed to be described by the motion of a point, line, or surface
9. (verb)Sense to perceive by the senses; to recognize