sensation (noun)

  • 1sensation — ► NOUN 1) a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body. 2) the capacity to have such feelings or perceptions: gradual loss of sensation. 3) a general awareness or impression not… …

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  • 2sensation — noun 1 feeling ADJECTIVE ▪ bodily, physical, tactile ▪ delicious, pleasant, pleasurable, wonderful ▪ painful …

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  • 3sensation — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin sensation , sensatio, from Late Latin, understanding, idea, from Latin sensus Date: 1615 1. a. a mental process (as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ… …

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  • 4sensation — noun 1 (U) the ability to feel, especially through your sense of touch: Jerry realized with alarm that he had no sensation in his legs. 2 (C, U) a feeling that you get from one of your five senses, especially the sense of touch: a tingling… …

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  • 5sensation — noun 1) a sensation of light Syn: feeling, sense, awareness, consciousness, perception, impression 2) he caused a sensation by donating a million dollars Syn: commotion, stir, uproar, furor, scandal …

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  • 6sensation — noun 1) a sensation of heaviness Syn: feeling, sense, perception, impression 2) she caused a sensation Syn: commotion, stir, uproar, furore, scandal, impact; informal splash …

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  • 7sensation — noun /sɛnseɪʃən/ a) A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed. b) A widespread reaction of interest or excitement. See Also: sensational, sense, sensible, sensitive, sensory, sensual …

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  • 8sensation — noun 1》 a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body.     ↘the capacity to have such feelings or perceptions. 2》 an inexplicable awareness or impression. 3》 a widespread reaction of …

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  • 9sensation level — noun : the range of intensity of sound vibrations in which they are perceived as sound : the range between the threshold of audibility and that of feeling usually expressed in decibels …

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  • 10sensation-monger —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a purveyor of the sensational (as in literature) …

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