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sense
  1. Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
  2. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
  3. Sound practical or moral judgment.
  4. The meaning, reason, or value of something.
  5. A natural appreciation or ability.
  6. (pragmatics) The way that a referent is presented.
  7. (semantics) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries for a word in a dictionary.
  8. (mathematics) One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
  9. (mathematics) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
  10. (biochemistry) referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
  11. Synonyms:
  12. Examples:
    1. “His research confirms the long-held belief that fear in animals is connected to their keen sense of smell.”
      “You are a voice of sense and reason in a sea of inanity.”
      “Events could not, in the strongest sense of that expression, have gone any differently than they, in fact, have gone.”
sensitivity
  1. The quality of being sensitive.
  2. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
  3. (statistics) The proportion of individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary classification test.
  4. (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
  5. (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “Many feel that the country should have shown a lot more sensitivity towards the suffering of their citizens.”
      “Douthett explains how a bloodhound can pick up a scent trail up to five months later because of the sensitivity of its sense of smell.”
      “Members of our current Congress have lost the ability to approach this issue with sensitivity and moderation.”
sensualism
  1. Addiction to or obsession with sensual pleasures or affairs
  2. (ethics) The doctrine that gratification of the senses is the highest good.
  3. (epistemology) The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “These teens manifest a conspicuous sensualism and seek to push the pedal on life's enjoyments to the max.”
      “I love Whole Foods because it presents itself as a feast of sensualism, rather than dour vegetarianism or consumerism.”
      “The quality of the creations results from the sensualism of raw materials and from a claimed animal identity.”
sensible
  1. (obsolete) Sensation; sensibility.
  2. (obsolete) That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.
  3. (obsolete) That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
sensationalism
  1. The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism.
  2. (philosophy) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Forget all the subsequent headlines that rival any Hollywood film star for lurid exposure and sensationalism.”
      “Allegations of censorship, bias and sensationalism have dogged the current saturation coverage of the war.”
      “I feel it was much lighter on the heavy-handedness and sensationalism that characterizes much of his other work, and thank God for that.”
sensualist
  1. A person who believes in enjoying sensuality and the experience of pleasant sensations.
  2. One who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “He was vulgar, he was brutal, he was a sensualist in his desire for all that wealth could buy him.”
      “The Cyrenaics are notable mainly for their empiricist and skeptical epistemology and their sensualist hedonism.”
      “He is a passionate garden-maker, a sensualist blessed with an artist's eye and an effortless sense of style.”
sensitiveness
  1. The ability to perceive sensation.
  2. The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The artist's sensitiveness allowed him to capture the subtle nuances of light and shadow in his paintings.”
      “She possessed a remarkable sensitiveness, able to perceive the subtlest shifts in mood and emotions.”
      “The artist demonstrates great sensitiveness to capturing the smallest details in her paintings.”
sensibility
  1. The ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another.
  2. (plural) An acute awareness or feeling.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Such dumbing-down of aesthetic sensibility is a triumph for the corporate sledgehammer that has so bedazzled him.”
      “Our sensibility to the feelings of others is the principle on which self-command is founded.”
      “Jefferson addressed some of the issues raised by Buffon, whose theory of American degeneracy had offended his sensibility.”
desensitizer
  1. Anything that desensitizes.
  2. Any substance applied to the non-image part of a lithographic plate so that ink will not stick to it.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Its portability allows the desensitizer to be placed on either side or any position from the operator.”
      “Many patients have purposely put off dental work until this desensitizer is available.”
      “The Food and Drug Administration cleared silver diamine fluoride for use as a tooth desensitizer for adults 21 and older.”
sensation
  1. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
  2. A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “But as even the tiniest elements of our small talk have to be translated, I'm gripped by the giddy sensation that the world has just ground to a halt.”
      “Her self-kidnap case caused a sensation and outraged a large swathe of the public.”
      “One might wonder why a movie that was not a box-office sensation has become a cult sensation among college students.”
sensationalist
  1. One who indulges in sensational behavior or action
  2. One who believes or espouses sensationalism
sensuousness
  1. (uncountable) The property of being sensuous.
  2. (countable) The product or result of being sensuous.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “For over a quarter-of-an-hour the dancer spoke of how in Bharatanatyam there was a thin line that divided spirituality from sensuousness.”
      “Brickwork also has a more tactile and responsive surface texture than concrete, as manifest by the warm sensuousness of the book stack hall.”
      “The sensuousness of the metal is reinforced and enhanced by his decorative curvilinear line that creates a virtuoso effect of dramatic splendour.”
sensualization
  1. The process of making sensual.
  2. Conversion into a form that can be sensed.
sensoriality
  1. (uncountable) the condition of being sensorial
  2. (countable) sensation
sensor
  1. A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The temperature of the water bath is controlled by a microprocessor and a temperature sensor.”
      “The sensor can time this journey down to the nanosecond, ESA says, meaning that the instrument is accurate to within two centimetres.”
      “A small sensor, the accelerometer, placed nearby then detects the sound waves and analyses their acoustic signature.”
desensitisation
  1. The act or process of desensitising, of dulling or reducing sensation.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This separation has not resulted in moral desensitisation of assisted suicide and euthanasia.”
      “Treatment usually consists of antihistamines, decongestants, nasal sprays, eye drops and, occasionally, desensitisation or steroid jabs.”
      “The animals definitively selected are placed in individual boxes and are transported to the desensitisation enclosures.”
desensitization
  1. The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In Kentridge's opinion, this desensitization, particularly in relation to violence, amounts to a form of disremembering.”
      “The process of desensitization to violence through repeated exposure in the media has been studied for decades.”
      “Would you say that bringing emotion into the story, letting the reporter speak from the heart, is also helping avoid the desensitization?”
sensitive
sensillum
  1. Any of several sensory organs in some insects
  2. Examples:
    1. “In some animals the sensillum and accessory cells form a physical structure around the receptor cells.”
      “That expansion tweaks a tiny piezoelectric crystal in a way similar to a sphere of cuticula tweaking a sensillum.”
      “From the central end of each A cell, an axon passes within the sensillum to the skeletal support and then in the tympanic nerve to the thoracic ganglia of the moth.”
sensuality
  1. (countable) A preoccupation with sensual pleasure.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But the women use sensuality and sexuality as a form of liberation.”
      “Her artful dance exudes sensuality, captivating all those who witness her graceful movements.”
      “The warmth, the fun, the sensuality, the pillow talk, the teasing, the tantalizing, the joy of intimacy are wonderful.”
sensist
  1. One who holds to the philosophy of sensism.
sensualness
senselessness
  1. The state of being senseless; unsense.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The senselessness of his decision to quit his stable job without a backup plan left everyone bewildered.”
      “The politician's speech was filled with senselessness, as he spouted absurd and baseless claims without any evidence.”
      “The senselessness displayed by the suspect during the trial was indicative of a severe lack of mental acuity.”
sensationalisation
  1. Alternative form of sensationalization
sensationalization
  1. The act or process of sensationalizing.
  2. Examples:
    1. “He said it was also learning and growing, however, he urged it to avoid sensationalization and show more maturity.”
      “The sensationalization of crimes reported in the media simply magnifies the crime and takes the focus away from addressing the actual issue and finding a concrete solution.”
      “At the recent Blue Food Festival Chief Secretary Orville London in an interview took issue with what he termed the sensationalization of news reporting on crime in Tobago.”
sensibilia
  1. (philosophy) Things that can be sensed; stimuli.
  2. Examples:
    1. “A few preliminary remarks, to be amplified as we proceed, will serve to elucidate the use which I propose to make of sensibilia.”
      “The sensibilia are opposed to the intelligibilia, which compose the transcendental world.”
      “Russell also brought in the sense-data sensed by other persons and even unsensed sense-data, to which he gave the name of sensibilia.”
sensorization
  1. The use of large number of sensors in an application
sensationalness
  1. The state or quality of being sensational.
sensitisation
  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of sensitization
  2. Examples:
    1. “It was the strength of the bond between the two that caused the persistent sensitisation brought on during allergy attacks.”
      “Diesel particulates increase the formation of the allergic antibody and can also increase sensitisation to commonly encountered allergens in the air.”
      “The rampant illegal mining and smuggling of minerals out of the country was due to lack of relevant education and sensitisation to the local entrepreneurs.”
sensualisation
  1. Alternative form of sensualization
desensitiser
  1. Alternative spelling of desensitizer
  2. Examples:
    1. “The potassium acts as a desensitiser in cases of dental hypersensitivity.”
sensitization
  1. The process of making something sensitive.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Many experts, including Sharma, feel that one way to address this harsh reality is to begin gender sensitization at an early stage.”
      “A special case of neural sensitization is limbic kindling, which is an animal model for temporal lobe epilepsy.”
      “They have to be part and parcel of the program of awareness and sensitization.”
sensitiser
  1. Alternative spelling of sensitizer
  2. Examples:
    1. “In the nanoassemblies, GQDs function as carriers of sensitiser PPIX and confers the system cancer cell targeting ability.”
      “If the sensitiser is removed or replaced, or the worker is moved away from exposure, symptoms should start to decrease.”
      “These diseases often occur quite soon after the first exposure to the sensitiser, unlike diseases caused by long exposure.”
sensitizer
  1. Any agent that sensitizes something.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Aloe emodin is an anthraquinone derivative similar in structure to the known photodynamic sensitizer hypericin.”
      “The combination of an insulin secretagogue and an insulin sensitizer addresses both processes.”
      “It was minimally irritating to the rabbit eye and non-irritating to rabbit skin, and it was a dermal sensitizer in guinea pigs.”
sensationalizer
  1. One who sensationalizes.
sensibleness
sensillae
  1. Alternative form of sensilla
sensing
sensibilization
sensationlessness
  1. Absence of sensation.
sensuosity
sensism
  1. sensualism
  2. Examples:
    1. “Rosmini, in fact, severely criticized the philosophical current of sensism exemplified by Locke or Condillac.”
sensuism
  1. (epistemology, archaic) sensualism
sensory
  1. (biology) sensorium
sensationalizations
  1. plural of sensationalization
sensationalizers
  1. plural of sensationalizer
sensibilizations
  1. plural of sensibilization
desensitizations
sensationalists
  1. plural of sensationalist
sensualisations
  1. plural of sensualisation
sensualizations
  1. plural of sensualization
sensationalisms
sensitizations
sensitisations
  1. plural of sensitisation
senselessnesses
sensitivenesses
desensitisers
  1. plural of desensitiser
desensitizers
  1. plural of desensitizer
sensorialities
  1. plural of sensoriality
sensuousnesses
sensibilities
  1. plural of sensibility
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She took great care to avoid any topic that could potentially upset his sensibilities.”
      “And none of these pieces of acting struggles against the film's plot demands or the narrow sensibilities of the actioner.”
      “Historical novels can introduce children to how people lived in other ages, even if told with contemporary sensibilities in mind.”
sensitivities
  1. plural of sensitivity
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She said Emiratis were becoming frustrated with violations of local sensitivities.”
      “But the increased political sensitivities of the international community in the nuclear age seemed to make gunboat diplomacy quite unacceptable.”
      “I not only have gluten sensitivity but wheat, dairy and various other food sensitivities.”
sensitizers
  1. plural of sensitizer
sensualists
sensitisers
  1. plural of sensitiser
sensualisms
sensualities
  1. plural of sensuality
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But man, immersed in the flux of sensualities, can never fully attain this knowledge of God, the object of all rational inquiry.”
      “It was these sensualities practised in the name of religion which caused the iniquity of the Canaanites to become full.”
      “There were the sensualities of the gourmet for his body, and there ended his human nature, as it seemed to me.”
sensuosities
  1. plural of sensuosity
sensilla
  1. plural of sensillum
  2. Examples:
    1. “Short sensilla on the maxillary and labial palps, serve to recognize pheromone and touch when the male mounts the female.”
      “The head is analogous to a statolith, the movements of which are monitored by fields of hair sensilla located on the head, neck, and prothorax.”
      “The sensory cells are organized into five external fields of campaniform sensilla and one internal chordotonal organ.”
sensitives
  1. plural of sensitive
  2. Examples:
    1. “Here we have another frontier to explore with shamans, channels, mediums, and sundry sensitives.”
      “The sensitives believed themselves capable of sensing ghosts, and that is what they attempted to do.”
      “Merc believes that we sensitives should harness our powers to the good of the revolution.”
sensations
  1. plural of sensation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He can shave, drive, brush his teeth, write, dial a telephone, hold his children's hands, and feel sensations like pain and temperatures.”
      “Right across the region players experienced similar sensations as they tested their rusty wet weather skills.”
      “Daniel gritted his teeth against the overwhelming sensations that were taking hold of him.”
sensibles
  1. plural of sensible
  2. Examples:
    1. “This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles.”
sensings
sensisms
  1. plural of sensism
sensists
  1. plural of sensist
sensories
  1. plural of sensory
sensors
  1. plural of sensor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Quadrotors could also use sensors to detect radiation levels and other biological hazards, he said.”
      “In addition, NASA's second redesigned tank has been outfitted with temperature sensors and accelerometers, used to measure vibration.”
      “The clinician used frontal placement for the surface electromyograph sensors.”
senses
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