What does sensational mean?

Definitions for sensational
sɛnˈseɪ ʃə nlsen·sa·tion·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sensationaladjective

    causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion

  2. arresting, sensational, stunningadjective

    commanding attention

    "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

  3. sensational, sensoryadjective

    relating to or concerned in sensation

    "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs"

Wiktionary

  1. sensationaladjective

    Of or pertaining to sensation.

    sensational nerves

  2. sensationaladjective

    Piquing or arousing the senses.

  3. sensationaladjective

    Provocative.

  4. sensationaladjective

    Exceptionally great.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sensationaladjective

    of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves

  2. Sensationaladjective

    of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that sensation is the sole origin of knowledge

  3. Sensationaladjective

    suited or intended to excite temporarily great interest or emotion; melodramatic; emotional; as, sensational plays or novels; sensational preaching; sensational journalism; a sensational report

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sensational in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sensational in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sensational in a Sentence

  1. Hilary Alexander:

    The show was sensational, i am absolutely thrilled, I am ecstatic, I couldn't be happier. .

  2. Michael R. Baer:

    Perhaps each life has one sensational thought, if acted upon will bring great meaning.

  3. Oscar Wilde:

    I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

  4. Amber Melville-Brown:

    Jamie Spears is an icon with a fan base so loyal that they may well through their vocal campaigns have served to boost Jamie Spears confidence sufficiently to give Jamie Spears the courage to speak out, we don't know the truth of the sensational claims made and indeed many of them are denied on both sides. But her currency is unlikely harmed by these highly publicized events, and more likely enhanced by them.

  5. Chandrika Kaul:

    The executive at Paris Match think that this will be a really dramatic, sensational meeting between the Queen of Hollywood and their own Prince, who is an eligible, young, handsome bachelor – who also just happens, rumor has it, to be looking for a wife.

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