Dictionary entry details
• SENSE (noun)
Meaning:
A general conscious awareness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context examples:
a sense of security / a sense of happiness / a sense of danger / a sense of self
Hypernyms ("sense" is a kind of...):
awareness; cognisance; cognizance; consciousness; knowingness (having knowledge of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sense"):
sense of direction (an awareness of your orientation in space)
sense of responsibility (an awareness of your obligations)
Meaning:
The meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
signified; sense
Context examples:
the dictionary gave several senses for the word / in the best sense charity is really a duty / the signifier is linked to the signified
Hypernyms ("sense" is a kind of...):
import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sense"):
acceptation; word meaning; word sense (the accepted meaning of a word)
Meaning:
The faculty through which the external world is apprehended
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
sentiency; sensory faculty; sentience; sense; sensation
Context example:
in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
Hypernyms ("sense" is a kind of...):
faculty; mental faculty; module (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sense"):
modality; sense modality; sensory system (a particular sense)
sensibility; sensitiveness; sensitivity ((physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation)
Meaning:
Sound practical judgment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
common sense; good sense; gumption; horse sense; mother wit; sense
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("sense" is a kind of...):
discernment; judgement; judgment; sagaciousness; sagacity (the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sense"):
logic (reasoned and reasonable judgment)
nous (common sense)
road sense (good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road)
Meaning:
A natural appreciation or ability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context examples:
a keen musical sense / a good sense of timing
Hypernyms ("sense" is a kind of...):
appreciation; grasp; hold (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something)
• SENSE (verb)
Meaning:
Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
sense; feel
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "sense" is one way to...):
comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Detect some circumstance or entity automatically
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context examples:
This robot can sense the presence of people in the room / particle detectors sense ionization
Hypernyms (to "sense" is one way to...):
detect; discover; find; notice; observe (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
I sense his hostility
Hypernyms (to "sense" is one way to...):
perceive (become conscious of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Comprehend
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
I sensed the real meaning of his letter
Hypernyms (to "sense" is one way to...):
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
