English-Thai Dictionary

sensate

A เกี่ยวกับ ประสาทสัมผัส 

 

sensation

N ความตื่นเต้น  การ กระตุ้น ความสนใจ  kwam-tuan-ten

 

sensation

N ความรู้สึก ต่อ การสัมผัส  feeling kwam-ru-suek-tor-kan-sam-pad

 

sensational

ADJ น่า ดึงดูดใจ  น่าเร้าใจ  น่าตื่นเต้น  exciting marvelous dramatic na-dung-dud-jai

 

sensational

ADJ ยิ่งใหญ่  ดีเลิศ  ยอดเยี่ยม  ying-yai

 

sensational

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ความรู้สึก  emotional kiao-kab-kwam-ru-suek

 

sensationalism

N ภาษา ที่ ทำให้ ตื่นเต้น  วิธีทำ ให้ ตื่นเต้น  ความเชื่อ ใน เรื่อง ประสบการณ์ มาจาก การ ใช้ ความรู้สึก  emotionalism melodrama photism sentimentality pa-sa-ti-tam-hai-tuan-ten

 

sensationalist

ADJ ซึ่ง แสดง ความรู้สึก  sueng-sa-dang-kwam-ru-suek

 

sensationally

ADV อย่าง ดึงดูดใจ  อย่าง เร้าใจ  yang-dung-dud-jai

 

sense

N ความหมาย ของ คำ  ความหมาย  kwam-mai-kong-kam

 

sense

N ประสาทสัมผัส  การ รู้สึก  การ ได้กลิ่น  การ เห็น  การ รับ รส  การ ได้ยิน  pra-sad-sam-pad

 

sense

N สติ สัมปชัญญะ  เชาว์ ปัญญา  ความ ฉลาด  ความสามารถ ใน การพินิจพิเคราะห์  intellect understanding reason mind dullness idiocy misunderstanding sa-ti-sam-pa-chan-ya

 

sense

N อารมณ์  ความรู้สึก  ar-rom

 

sense

VT ตระหนัก  เข้าใจ  รับรู้  tra-nak

 

sense

VT สัมผัส  รู้สึก  sam-pad

 

sense organ

N อวัยวะ ประสาทสัมผัส  ตัวรับ ความรู้สึก  ar-wai-ya-wa-pra-sad-sam-pad

 

sense perception

N ความรู้สึก สัมผัส  ความรู้สึก จาก ประสาทสัมผัส  kwam-ru-suek-sam-pad

 

senseless

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่มีความรู้ สึก  ไร้ความรู้สึก  ซึ่ง สิ้นสติ  ซึ่ง หมดความรู้สึก  sueng-mai-me-kwam-ru-suek

 

senseless

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ มีความหมาย  empty meaningless meaningful sueng-mai-me-kwam-mai

 

senseless

ADJ โง่  โง่เขลา  crazy silly sensible ngo

 

sensibility

N การ ตอบสนอง ต่อ สิ่งกระตุ้น  การ รับ ความรู้สึก  kan-tob-sa-nong-tor-siang-kra-tuan

 

sensibility

N การ ไว ต่อ ความรู้สึก  ความรู้สึก ไว  responsiveness perceptivity intangibility kan-wai-tor-kwam-ru-suek

 

sensibility

N สติ สัมปชัญญะ  ไหวพริบ  conscious sa-ti-sam-pa-cha-ya

 

sensible

ADJ ซึ่ง ไว ต่อ สิ่งกระตุ้น  detectable indetectable sueng-wai-tor-siang-kra-tuan

 

sensible

ADJ มีเหตุผล  มีไหวพริบ  เฉลียวฉลาด  ซึ่ง มี วิจารณ ญา ณ  rational well-reasoned wise foolish me-hed-pon

 

sensibly

ADV อย่าง มี วิจารณ ญา ณ  อย่าง สม เหตุผล  rationally reasonably wisely yang-me-wi-ja-ra-na-yan

 

sensitive

ADJ ซึ่ง ไว ต่อ สิ่งกระตุ้น  ซึ่ง รู้สึก ไว  ซึ่ง ตอบสนอง ได้ ง่าย  responsive sympathetic insensitive sueng-wai-tor-siang-kra-tuan

 

sensitive

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ อวัยวะ สัมผัส  kiao-kab-ar-wai-ya-wa-sam-pad

 

sensitivity

N ความรู้สึก ไว  การ ตอบสนอง ไว  การ มี ปฎิกิริยา ทาง อารมณ์ ไว  responsiveness affectability insensitivity kwam-ru-suek-wai

 

sensitivity

N ความ เฉียบแหลม  การ มีไหวพริบ  acuteness kwam-chib-leam

 

sensitize

VI ทำให้ อ่อนไหว ง่าย  ทำให้ อารมณ์ อ่อนไหว  stimulate sharpen tam-hai-on-wai-ngai

 

sensitize

VT ทำให้เกิด ภูมิแพ้  ทำให้ ไว ต่อ สิ่งกระตุ้น  stimulate sharpen tam-hai-koed-pum-pare

 

sensitometer

N เครื่องมือ ทดสอบ ความ ไว ต่อ แสง ของ ฟิล์ม ชนิด ต่างๆ 

 

sensor

N อวัยวะ รับ ความรู้สึก  ar-wai-ya-wa-rub-kwam-ru-suek

 

sensor

N อุปกรณ์ ส่งสัญญาณ ที่ ไว ต่อ แสง หรือ อุณ หภูมิ  ตัว เซ็นเซอร์  u-pa-kon-song-san-yan-ti-wai-tor-sang

 

sensorium

N ส่วน ของ สมอง ที่ รับ กระแส ประสาท ของ ศูนย์ ประสาท ทั้งหลาย 

 

sensory

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ รับ และ ส่ง ความรู้สึก  perceptible kiao-kab-kan-rab-lea-song-kwam-ru-suek

 

sensory

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ความรู้สึก  เกี่ยวกับ อวัยวะ รับ ความรู้สึก  sensible neural sensatory kiao-kab-kwam-ru-suek

 

sensual

ADJ ซึ่ง กระตุ้น ความรู้สึก  เกี่ยวกับ ความรู้สึก  sensuous stimulating sueng-kra-tuan-kwam-ru-suek

 

sensual

ADJ ซึ่ง หมกมุ่น ใน เรื่อง ทางโลก  เกี่ยวกับ ตัณ หา ราคะ  sexual voluptuous sueng-mok-muan-nai-ruang-tang-lok

 

sensuality

N การ หลง ใน เรื่อง ทางโลก  kan-long-nai-ruang-tang-lok

 

sensualize

VT ทำให้เกิด ตัณ หา ราคะ  ทำให้ หมกมุ่น ใน เรื่อง ทางโลก  ทำ มั่ว โลกีย์  ทำให้เกิด ความรู้สึก  ทำให้ เป็น ลักษณะ ทางโลก  tam-hai-koed-tan-ha-ra-ka

 

sensuous

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ความรู้สึก  เกี่ยวกับ ความรู้สึก สัมผัส  เกี่ยวกับ อวัยวะ สัมผัส  เกี่ยวกับ ทางโลก  sensual passionate voluptuous puritanical kiao-kab-kwam-ru-suek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SENSATED

a.[See Sense. ] Perceived by the senses. [Not used. ]

 

SENSATION

n.[from L. sensus, sentio, to perceive. See Sense. ] The perception of external objects by means of the senses. Sensation is an exertion or charge of the central parts of the sensorium, or of the whole of it, beginning at some of those extreme parts of it which reside in the muscles or organs of sense. The secretion of tears in grief is caused by the sensation of pain. Efforts of the will are frequently accompanied by painful or pleasurable sensations.

 

SENSE

n.[from L. sensus, from sentio, to feel or perceive. ] 1. The faculty of the soul by which it perceives external objects by means of impressions made on certain organs of the boky.
Sense is a branch of perception. the five senses of animals are sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
2. Sensation; perception by the senses.
3. Perception by the intellect; apprehension; discernment.
4. Sensibility; quickness or acuteness of perception.
5. Understanding; soundness of faculties; strength of natural reason.
Opprest nature sleeps;
This rest might yet have balm'd thy broken senses. Shak.
6. Reason; reasonable or rational meaning.
He raves; his words are loose
As heaps of sand, and scattering wide from sense. Dryden.
7. Opinion; notion; judgement.
I speak my private but impartial sense
With freedom. Roscommon.
8. Consciousness; conviction; as a due sense of our weakness or sinfulness.
9. Moral perception.
Some are so hardened in wickedness, as to have no sense of the most friendly offices. L'Estrange.
1 . Meaning; important; signification; as the true sense of words or phrases. In interpretation, we are to examine whether words are to be understood in a literal or figurative sense. So we speak of a legal sense, a grammatical sense, an historical sense, etc.
Common sense, that power of the mind which, by a kind of instinct, or a short process of reasoning, perceives truth, the relation of things, cause and effect, etc. and hence enables the possessor to discern what is right, useful, expedient, or proper, and adopt the best meams to accomplish his purpose. This power seems to be the gift of nature, improved by experience and observation.
Moral sense, a determination of the mind to be pleased with the contemplation of those effections, actions or characters of rational agents, which are called good or virtuous.

 

SENSED

pp. Perceived by the senses. [Not in use. ]

 

SENSEFUL

a.sens'ful. Reasonable; judicious. [Not in use. ]

 

SENSELESS

a.sens'less. 1. Wanting the faculty of perception. The body when dead is senseless; but a limb or other part of the body may be senseless, when the rest of the boky enjoys its usual sensibility.
2. Unfelling; wanting sympathy.
The senseless feels not your pious sorrows. Rowe.
3. Unreasonable; foolish; stupid.
They would repent this their senseless perverseness, when it would be to late. Clarendon.
4. Unreasonable; stupid; acting without sense or judgement.
Ther were a senseless stupid race. Swift.
5. Contrary to reason or sound judgement; as, to destroy by a senseless fondness the happiness of children.
6. Wanting knowledge; unconscious; with of; as libertiness, senseless of any charm in love.
7. Wanting sensibility or quick perception.

 

SENSELESSLY

adv. sens'lessly. In a senseless manner; stupidly; unreasonably; as a man senselessly arrogant.

 

SENSELESSNESS

n.sens'lessness. Unreasonableness; folly; stupidity; absurdity.

 

SENSIBILITY

n. 1. Susceptibility of impressions; the capacity for feeling or perceiving the impressions of external objects; applied to the animal bodies; as when we say, a frozen limb has lost its sensibility.
2. Acuteness of sensation; applied to the body.
3. Capacity of acuteness of perception; that quality of the soul which renders it susceptible of impressions; delicacy of feeling; as sensibility to pleasure or pain; sensibility to shame or praise; exquisite sensibility.
4. Actual feeling.
This adds to my great sensibility. Burke.
[This word is often used in this manner for sensation. ]
5. It is sometimes used in the plural.
His sensibilities seem rather to have been those of patriotism, than of wounded pride. Marshall.
Sensibilities unfriendly to happiness, may be acquired. Encyc.
6. Nice perception, so to speak, of a balance; that quality of a balance which renders it movable with the smallest weight, or the quality or state of any insrument that renders it easily affected; as the sensibility of a balance or of a thermometer.

 

SENSIBLE

a. 1. Having the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of the proper organs. We say the body or the flesh is sensible, when it feels the impulse of an external body. It may be more or less sensible.
2. Perceptible by the senses. The light of the moon furnishes no sensible heat.
Air is sensible to the touch by its motion. Arbuthnot.
3. Perceptible or perceived by the mind.
The disgrace was more sensible then the pain. Temple.
4. Perceiving or having perception, either by the mind or the senses.
A man cannot think at any time, waking or sleeping, without being sensible of it. Locke.
5. Having moral perception; capable of being affected by moral good or evil.
If thou wert sensible of courtesy,
I should not make so great a show of zeal. Shak.
6. Having acute intellectual feeling; being easily or strongly affected; as, to be sensible of wrong.
7. Perceiving so clearly as to be convinced; satisfied; persuaded.
They are now sensible it would have been better to comply, than refuse. Addison.
8. Intelligent; descerning; as a sensible man.
9. Moved by a very small weight or impulse; as, a sensible balance is necessary to ascertain exact weight.
1 . Affected by a slight degree of heat or cold; as a sensible thermometer.
11. Containing good sense or sound reason.
He addressed Claudius in the following sensible and noble speech. Henry.
Sensible note, in music, that which constitutes a third major above the dominant, and a semitone beneath the tonic.

 

SENSIBLE

n.Sensation; also, whatever may be perceived.

 

SENSIBLENESS

n. 1. Possibility of being perceived by the senses; as the sensibleness of odor or sound.
2. Actual perception by the mind or body; as the sensibleness of an impression on the organs. [But qu.]
3. Sensibility; quickness or acuteness of perception; as the sensibleness of the eye.
4. Susceptibility; capacity of being strongly affected, or actual feeling; consciousness; as the sensibleness of the soul and sorrow for sin.
5. Intelligence; reasonableness; good sense.
6. Susceptibility of slight impressions. [See Sensible, No. 9, 1 .]

 

SENSIBLY

adv. 1. In a manner to be perceived by the senses; perceptibly to the senses; as pain sensibly increased; motion sensibly accelerated.
2. With perception, either of mind or body. He feels his loss very sensibly.
3. Externally; by affecting the senses.
4. With quick intellectual perception.
5. With intelligence or good sense; judiciously. The man converses very sensibly on all common topics.

 

SENSITIVE

a.[L. sensitivus, from sensus, sentio.] 1. Having sense or feeling, or having the capacity of perceiving impressions from external objects; as sensitive soul; sensitive appetite; sensitive faculty.
2. That affects the senses; as sensitive objects.
3. Pertaining to the senses, or to sensation; depending on sensation; as sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation.

 

SENSITIVELY

adv. In a sensitive manner.

 

SENSITIVE-PLANT

n.A plant of the genus Mimosa [mimic, ] so called from the sensibility of its leaves and footstalks, which shrink, contract and fall on being slightly touched.

 

SENSORIAL

a.Pertaining to the sensory or sensorium; as sensorial faculties; sensorial motion or powers.

 

SENSORIUM

n.[from L. senus, sentio.]

 

SENSORY

a. 1. The seat of sense; Darwin uses sensorium to express not only the medullary part of the brain, spinal marrow, nerves, organs of sense and the muscles, but also that living principle or spirit of animation which resides throughout the body, without being cognizable to our senses, except by its effects. The canges which occasionally take place in the sensorium, as during exertions of volition, or the sensations of pleasure and pain, he terms sensorial motions.
2. Organ of sense; as double sensories; two eyes, two ears, etc.

 

SENSUAL

a.[from L. sensus. ] Pertaining to the senses, as distinct from the mind or soul.
Far as creation's ample range extends.
The scale of sensual, mental pow'rs ascends. Pope.
2. Consisting in sense, or depending on it; as sensual appetites, hunger, lust, etc.
3. Affecting the senses, or derived from them; as sensual pleasure or gratification. Hence,
4. In theology, carnal; pertaining to the flesh or body, in opposition to the spirit; not spiritual or holy; evil.
5. Devoted to the gratification of sense; given to the indulgence of the appetites; sewd; luxurious.
No small part of virtue consists in abstaining from that on wich sensual men place their felicity. Atterbury.

 

SENSUALIST

n.Aperson given to the indulgence of the appetites or senses; one who places his chief happiness in carnal pleasures.

 

SENSUALITY

n.Devotedness o the gratification of the bodily appetites; free indulgence in carnal or sensual pleasures. Those pamper'd animals
That rage in savage sensuality. Shak.
They avoid dress, lest they should have affections tainted by any sensuality. Addison.

 

SENSUALIZE

v.t.To make sensual; to subject to the love of sensual pleasure; to debase by carnal gratifications; as sensualized by pleasure. By the neglect of prayer, the thoughts are sensualized.

 

SENSUALLY

adv. In a sensual manner.

 

SENSUOUS

a.[from sense. ] Tender; pathetic. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SENS

Sens, adv. Etym: [See Since. ]

 

Defn: Since. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

SENSATE

Sen "sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sensated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sensating.]Etym: [See Sensated. ]

 

Defn: To feel or apprehend more or less distinctly through a sense, or the senses; as, to sensate light, or an odor. As those of the one are sensated by the ear, so those of the other are by the eye. R. Hooke.

 

SENSATE; SENSATED

Sen "sate, Sen "sa *ted, a. Etym: [L. sensatus gifted with sense, intelligent, fr. sensus sense. See Sense. ]

 

Defn: Felt or apprehended through a sense, or the senses. [R.] Baxter.

 

SENSATION

Sen *sa "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sensation. See Sensate. ]

 

1. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: An impression, or the consciousness of an impression, made upon the central nervous organ, through the medium of a sensory or afferent nerve or one of the organs of sense; a feeling, or state of consciousness, whether agreeable or disagreeable, produced either by an external object (stimulus ), or by some change in the internal state of the body. Perception is only a special kind of knowledge, and sensation a special kind of feeling. ... Knowledge and feeling, perception and sensation, though always coexistent, are always in the inverse ratio of each other. Sir W. Hamilton.

 

2. A purely spiritual or psychical affection; agreeable or disagreeable feelings occasioned by objects that are not corporeal or material.

 

3. A state of excited interest or feeling, or that which causes it. The sensation caused by the appearance of that work is still remembered by many. Brougham.

 

Syn. -- Perception. -- Sensation, Perseption. The distinction between these words, when used in mental philosophy, may be thus stated; if I simply smell a rose, I have a sensation; if I refer that smell to the external object which occasioned it, I have a perception. Thus, the former is mere feeling, without the idea of an object; the latter is the mind's apprehension of some external object as occasioning that feeling. "Sensation properly expresses that change in the state of the mind which is produced by an impression upon an organ of sense (of which change we can conceive the mind to be conscious, without any knowledge of external objects ). Perception, on the other hand, expresses the knowledge or the intimations we obtain by means of our sensations concerning the qualities of matter, and consequently involves, in every instance, the notion of externality, or outness, which it is necessary to exclude in order to seize the precise import of the word sensation. " Fleming.

 

SENSATIONAL

SENSATIONAL Sen *sa "tion *al, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves.

 

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

 

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

 

SENSATIONALISM

SENSATIONALISM Sen *sa "tion *al *ism, n.

 

1. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, and rationalism.

 

2. The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel.

 

SENSATIONALIST

SENSATIONALIST Sen *sa "tion *al *ist, n.

 

1. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: An advocate of, or believer in, philosophical sensationalism.

 

2. One who practices sensational writing or speaking.

 

SENSE

Sense, n. Etym: [L. sensus, from sentire, sensum, to perceive, to feel, from the same root as E. send; cf. OHG. sin sense, mind, sinnan to go, to journey, G. sinnen to meditate, to think: cf. F. sens. For the change of meaning cf. See, v. t. See Send, and cf. Assent, Consent, Scent, v. t., Sentence, Sentient. ]

 

1. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: 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. Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. Shak. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton. The traitor Sense recalls The soaring soul from rest. Keble.

 

2. Perception by the sensory organs of the body; sensation; sensibility; feeling. In a living creature, though never so great, the sense and the affects of any one part of the body instantly make a transcursion through the whole. Bacon.

 

3. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation. This Basilius, having the quick sense of a lover. Sir P. Sidney. High disdain from sense of injured merit. Milton.

 

4. Sound perception and reasoning; correct judgment; good mental capacity; understanding; also, that which is sound, true, or reasonable; rational meaning. "He speaks sense. " Shak. He raves; his words are loose As heaps of sand, and scattering wide from sense. Dryden.

 

5. That which is felt or is held as a sentiment, view, or opinion; judgment; notion; opinion. I speak my private but impartial sense With freedom. Roscommon. The municipal council of the city had ceased to speak the sense of the citizens. Macaulay.

 

6. Meaning; import; signification; as, the true sense of words or phrases; the sense of a remark. So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense. Neh. viii. 8.I think 't was in another sense. Shak.

 

7. Moral perception or appreciation. Some are so hardened in wickedness as to have no sense of the most friendly offices. L' Estrange.

 

8. (Geom.)

 

Defn: 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. Common sense, according to Sir W. Hamilton: (a ) "The complement of those cognitions or convictions which we receive from nature, which all men possess in common, and by which they test the truth of knowledge and the morality of actions." (b ) "The faculty of first principles." These two are the philosophical significations. (c ) "Such ordinary complement of intelligence, that, if a person be deficient therein, he is accounted mad or foolish. " (d ) When the substantive is emphasized: "Native practical intelligence, natural prudence, mother wit, tact in behavior, acuteness in the observation of character, in contrast to habits of acquired learning or of speculation. " -- Moral sense. See under Moral, (a ). -- The inner, or internal, sense, capacity of the mind to be aware of its own states; consciousness; reflection. "This source of ideas every man has wholly in himself, and though it be not sense, as having nothing to do with external objects, yet it is very like it, and might properly enough be called internal sense. " Locke. -- Sense capsule (Anat. ), one of the cartilaginous or bony cavities which inclose, more or less completely, the organs of smell, sight, and hearing. -- Sense organ (Physiol.), a specially irritable mechanism by which some one natural force or form of energy is enabled to excite sensory nerves; as the eye, ear, an end bulb or tactile corpuscle, etc. -- Sense organule (Anat. ), one of the modified epithelial cells in or near which the fibers of the sensory nerves terminate.

 

Syn. -- Understanding; reason. -- Sense, Understanding, Reason. Some philosophers have given a technical signification to these terms, which may here be stated. Sense is the mind's acting in the direct cognition either of material objects or of its own mental states. In the first case it is called the outer, in the second the inner, sense. Understanding is the logical faculty, i. e., the power of apprehending under general conceptions, or the power of classifying, arranging, and making deductions. Reason is the power of apprehending those first or fundamental truths or principles which are the conditions of all real and scientific knowledge, and which control the mind in all its processes of investigation and deduction. These distinctions are given, not as established, but simply because they often occur in writers of the present day.

 

SENSE

Sense, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sensed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sensing.]

 

Defn: To perceive by the senses; to recognize. [Obs. or Colloq. ] Is he sure that objects are not otherwise sensed by others than they are by him Glanvill.

 

SENSEFUL

SENSEFUL Sense "ful, a.

 

Defn: Full of sense, meaning, or reason; reasonable; judicious. [R.] "Senseful speech. " Spenser. "Men, otherwise senseful and ingenious. " Norris.

 

SENSELESS

SENSELESS Sense "less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable. You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things. Shak. The ears are senseless that should give us hearing. Shak. The senseless grave feels not your pious sorrows. Rowe. They were a senseless, stupid race. Swift. They would repent this their senseless perverseness when it would be too late. Clarendon. --- Sense "less *ly, adv. -- Sense "less *ness, n.

 

SENSIBILITY

Sen `si *bil "i *ty, n.; pl. Sensibilities. Etym: [Cf. F. sensibilité, LL. sensibilitas.]

 

1. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sensible, or capable of sensation; capacity to feel or perceive.

 

2. The capacity of emotion or feeling, as distinguished from the intellect and the will; peculiar susceptibility of impression, pleasurable or painful; delicacy of feeling; quick emotion or sympathy; as, sensibility to pleasure or pain; sensibility to shame or praise; exquisite sensibility; -- often used in the plural. "Sensibilities so fine! " Cowper. The true lawgiver ought to have a heart full of sensibility. Burke. His sensibilities seem rather to have been those of patriotism than of wounded pride. Marshall.

 

3. Experience of sensation; actual feeling. This adds greatly to my sensibility. Burke.

 

4. That quality of an instrument which makes it indicate very slight changes of condition; delicacy; as, the sensibility of a balance, or of a thermometer.

 

Syn. -- Taste; susceptibility; feeling. See Taste.

 

SENSIBLE

Sen "si *ble, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus sense. ]

 

1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or understanding; sensible resistance. Air is sensible to the touch by its motion. Arbuthnot. The disgrace was more sensible than the pain. Sir W. Temple. Any very sensible effect upon the prices of things. A. Smith.

 

2. Having the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of the proper organs; liable to be affected physsically or mentally; impressible. Would your cambric were sensible as your finger. Shak.

 

3. Hence: Liable to impression from without; easily affected; having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also, readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as, a sensible thermometer. "With affection wondrous sensible. " Shak.

 

4. Perceiving or having perception, either by the senses or the mind; cognizant; perceiving so clearly as to be convinced; satisfied; persuaded. He [man ] can not think at any time, waking or sleeping, without being sensible of it. Locke. They are now sensible it would have been better to comply than to refuse. Addison.

 

5. Having moral perception; capable of being affected by moral good or evil.

 

6. Possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise. Now a sensible man, by and by a fool. Shak. Sensible note or tone (Mus. ), the major seventh note of any scale; --so called because, being but a half step below the octave, or key tone, and naturally leading up to that, it makes the ear sensible of its approaching sound. Called also the leading tone. -- Sensible horizon. See Horizon, n., 2. (a ).

 

Syn. -- Intelligent; wise. -- Sensible, Intelligent. We call a man sensible whose judgments and conduct are marked and governed by sound judgment or good common semse. We call one intelligent who is quick and clear in his understanding, i. e., who discriminates readily and nicely in respect to difficult and important distinction. The sphere of the sensible man lies in matters of practical concern; of the intelligent man, in subjects of intellectual interest. "I have been tired with accounts from sensible men, furnished with matters of fact which have happened within their own knowledge. " Addison. "Trace out numerous footsteps... of a most wise and intelligent architect throughout all this stupendous fabric. " Woodward.

 

SENSIBLE

SENSIBLE Sen "si *ble, n.

 

1. Sensation; sensibility. [R.] "Our temper changed. .. which must needs remove the sensible of pain. " Milton.

 

2. That which impresses itself on the sense; anything perceptible. Aristotle distinguished sensibles into common and proper. Krauth- Fleming.

 

3. That which has sensibility; a sensitive being. [R.] This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles. Burton.

 

SENSIBLENESS

SENSIBLENESS Sen "si *ble *ness, n.

 

1. The quality or state of being sensible; sensibility; appreciation; capacity of perception; susceptibility. "The sensibleness of the eye. " Sharp. "Sensibleness and sorrow for sin. " Hammond. The sensibleness of the divine presence. Hallywell.

 

2. Intelligence; reasonableness; good sense.

 

SENSIBLY

SENSIBLY Sen "si *bly, adv.

 

1. In a sensible manner; so as to be perceptible to the senses or to the mind; appreciably; with perception; susceptibly; sensitively. What remains past cure, Bear not too sensibly. Milton.

 

2. With intelligence or good sense; judiciously.

 

SENSIFACIENT

Sen `si *fa "cient, a. Etym: [L. sensus sense + facere to make. ]

 

Defn: Converting into sensation. Huxley.

 

SENSIFEROUS

Sen *sif "er *ous, a. Etym: [L. sensifer; sensus sense + ferre to bear. ]

 

Defn: Exciting sensation; conveying sensation. Huxley.

 

SENSIFIC

Sen *sif "ic, a. Etym: [L. sensificus; sensus sense + facere to make. ]

 

Defn: Exciting sensation.

 

SENSIFICATORY

SENSIFICATORY Sen *sif "i *ca *to *ry, a.

 

Defn: Susceptible of, or converting into, sensation; as, the sensificatory part of a nervous system. Huxley.

 

SENSIGENOUS

Sen *sig "e *nous, a. Etym: [L. sensus sense + -genous.]

 

Defn: Causing or exciting sensation. Huxley.

 

SENSISM

SENSISM Sens "ism, n.

 

Defn: Same as Sensualism, 2 & 3.

 

SENSIST

SENSIST Sens "ist, n.

 

Defn: One who, in philosophy, holds to sensism.

 

SENSITIVE

Sen "si *tive, a. Etym: [F. sensitif. See Sense. ]

 

1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul.

 

2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected. She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny. Macaulay.

 

3. (a ) (Mech. ) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales. (b ) (Chem. & Photog. ) Readily affected or changed by certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or bromide, when in contact with certain organic substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays.

 

4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.] A sensitive love of some sensitive objects. Hammond.

 

5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation. E. Darwin. Sensitive fern (Bot. ), an American fern (Onoclea sensibilis ), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a slight tendency to fold together. -- Sensitive flame (Physics ), a gas flame so arranged that under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight sounds of the proper pitch. -- Sensitive joint vetch (Bot. ), an annual leguminous herb (Æschynomene hispida ), with sensitive foliage. -- Sensitive paper, paper prepared for photographic purpose by being rendered sensitive to the effect of light. -- Sensitive plant. (Bot. ) (a ) A leguminous plant (Mimosa pudica, or M. sensitiva, and other allied species ), the leaves of which close at the slightest touch. (b ) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the sensitive brier (Schrankia ) of the Southern States, two common American species of Cassia (C. nictitans, and C. Chamæcrista ), a kind of sorrel (Oxalis sensitiva ), etc.

 

-- Sen "si *tive *ly, adv. -- Sen "si *tive *ness, n.

 

SENSITIVITY

SENSITIVITY Sen `si *tiv "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver. Sensitivity and emotivity have also been used as the scientific term for the capacity of feeling. Hickok.

 

SENSITIZE

SENSITIZE Sen "si *tize, v. t. (Photog. )

 

Defn: To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or plate.

 

SENSITIZER

SENSITIZER Sen "si *ti `zer, n. (Photog. )

 

Defn: An agent that sensitizes. The sensitizer should be poured on the middle of the sheet. Wilis & Clements (The Platinotype ).

 

SENSITOMETER

SENSITOMETER Sen `si *tom "e *ter, n. [See Sensitive; -meter. ] (Photog. )

 

Defn: An instrument or apparatus for comparing and grading the sensitiveness of plates, films, etc. , as a screen divided into squares of different shades or colors, from which a picture is made on the plate to be tested.

 

SENSITORY

SENSITORY Sen "si *to *ry, n.

 

Defn: See Sensory.

 

SENSIVE

SENSIVE Sens "ive, a.

 

Defn: Having sense or sensibility; sensitive. [Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney.

 

SENSOR

SENSOR Sen "sor, a.

 

Defn: Sensory; as, the sensor nerves.

 

SENSORIAL

Sen *so "ri *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sensorial. See Sensorium. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the sensorium; as, sensorial faculties, motions, powers. A. Tucker.

 

SENSORIUM

Sen *so "ri *um, n.; pl. E. Sensoriums, L. Sensoria. Etym: [L., fr. sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive by the senses.] (Physiol.)

 

Defn: The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which impressions from the external world must be conveyed before they can be perceived; the place where external impressions are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is susceptible of common or special sensations.

 

SENSORI-VOLITIONAL

SENSORI-VOLITIONAL Sen *so `ri-vo *li "tion *al, a. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Concerned both in sensation and volition; -- applied to those nerve fibers which pass to and from the cerebro-spinal axis, and are respectively concerned in sensation and volition. Dunglison.

 

SENSORY

Sen "so *ry, n.; pl. Sensories (. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Same as Sensorium.

 

SENSORY

SENSORY Sen "so *ry, a. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the sensorium or sensation; as, sensory impulses; -- especially applied to those nerves and nerve fibers which convey to a nerve center impulses resulting in sensation; also sometimes loosely employed in the sense of afferent, to indicate nerve fibers which convey impressions of any kind to a nerve center.

 

SENSUAL

Sen "su *al, a. Etym: [L. sensualis, from sensus sense: cf. F.sensuel. ]

 

1. Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit. Pleasing and sensual rites and ceremonies. Bacon. Far as creation's ample range extends, The scale of sensual, mental powers ascends. Pope.

 

2. Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. Jude 19. The greatest part of men are such as prefer. .. that good which is sensual before whatsoever is most divine. Hooker.

 

3. Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous. No small part of virtue consists in abstaining from that wherein sensual men place their felicity. Atterbury.

 

4. Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.

 

SENSUALISM

Sen "su *al *ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sensualisme.]

 

1. The condition or character of one who is sensual; subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality.

 

2. (Philos.)

 

Defn: The doctrine that all our ideas, or the operations of the understanding, not only originate in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism; sensism.

 

3. (Ethics )

 

Defn: The regarding of the gratification of the senses as the highest good. Krauth-Fleming.

 

SENSUALIST

Sen "su *al *ist, n. Etym: [CF. F. sensualiste.]

 

1. One who is sensual; one given to the indulgence of the appetites or senses as the means of happiness.

 

2. One who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.

 

SENSUALISTIC

SENSUALISTIC Sen `su *al *is "tic, a.

 

1. Sensual.

 

2. Adopting or teaching the doctrines of sensualism.

 

SENSUALITY

Sen `su *al "i *ty, n. Etym: [CF. F. sensualité, L. sensualitas sensibility, capacity for sensation. ]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sensual; devotedness to the gratification of the bodily appetites; free indulgence in carnal or sensual pleasures; luxuriousness; voluptuousness; lewdness. Those pampered animals That rage in savage sensuality. Shak. They avoid dress, lest they should have affections tainted by any sensuality. Addison.

 

SENSUALIZATION

SENSUALIZATION Sen `su *al *i *za "tion, n.

 

Defn: The act of sensualizing, or the state of being sensualized.

 

SENSUALIZE

Sen "su *al *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sensualized; p. pr. & vb. n.Sensualizing.]

 

Defn: To make sensual; to subject to the love of sensual pleasure; to debase by carnal gratifications; to carnalize; as, sensualized by pleasure. Pope. By the neglect of prayer, the thoughts are sensualized. T. H.Skinner.

 

SENSUALLY

SENSUALLY Sen "su *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a sensual manner.

 

SENSUALNESS

SENSUALNESS Sen "su *al *ness, n.

 

Defn: Sensuality; fleshliness.

 

SENSUISM

SENSUISM Sen "su *ism, n.

 

Defn: Sensualism.

 

SENSUOSITY

SENSUOSITY Sen `su *os "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sensuous; sensuousness. [R.]

 

SENSUOUS

SENSUOUS Sen "su *ous, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to the senses, or sensible objects; addressing the senses; suggesting pictures or images of sense. To this poetry would be made precedent, as being less subtle and fine, but more simple, sensuous, and passionate. Milton.

 

2. Highly susceptible to influence through the senses. -- Sen "su *ous *ly, adv. -- Sen "su *ous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sensate

sen sate |ˈsenˌsāt ˈsɛnˌseɪt | ▶adjective literary perceiving or perceived by the senses: you are immersed in an illusory, yet sensate, world. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin sensatus ‘having senses, ’ from sensus (see sense ).

 

sensation

sen sa tion |senˈsāSHən sɛnˈseɪʃən | ▶noun 1 a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body: a burning sensation in the middle of the chest. • the capacity to have such feelings or perceptions: they had lost sensation in one or both forearms. • an inexplicable awareness or impression: [ with clause ] : she had the eerie sensation that she was being watched. 2 a widespread reaction of interest and excitement: his arrest for poisoning caused a sensation . • a person, object, or event that arouses such interest and excitement: she was a sensation, the talk of the evening. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin sensatio (n- ), from Latin sensus (see sense ).

 

sensational

sen sa tion al |senˈsāSHənl sɛnˈseɪʃənl | ▶adjective (of an event, a person, or a piece of information ) causing great public interest and excitement: a sensational murder trial. • (of an account or a publication ) presenting information in a way that is intended to provoke public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy: cheap sensational periodicals. • informal very good indeed; very impressive or attractive: you look sensational | a sensational view. DERIVATIVES sen sa tion al ly adverb

 

sensationalism

sen sa tion al ism |senˈsāSHənlˌizəm sɛnˈseɪʃənlˌɪzəm | ▶noun 1 (esp. in journalism ) the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement: media sensationalism. 2 Philosophy another term for phenomenalism. DERIVATIVES sen sa tion al ist noun & adjective, sen sa tion al is tic |senˌsāSHənlˈistik |adjective

 

sensationalize

sen sa tion al ize |senˈsāSHənlˌīz sɛnˈseɪʃənlˌaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (esp. of a newspaper ) present information about (something ) in a way that provokes public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy: the papers want to sensationalize the tragedy that my family has suffered.

 

sense

sense |sens sɛns | ▶noun 1 a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch: the bear has a keen sense of smell that enables it to hunt at dusk. 2 a feeling that something is the case: she had the sense of being a political outsider. • an awareness or feeling that one is in a specified state: you can improve your general health and sense of well-being. • (sense of ) a keen intuitive awareness of or sensitivity to the presence or importance of something: she had a fine sense of comic timing. 3 a sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems: he earned respect by the good sense he showed at meetings. • a reasonable or comprehensible rationale: I can't see the sense in leaving all the work to you. 4 a way in which an expression or a situation can be interpreted; a meaning: it is not clear which sense of the word “characters ” is intended in this passage. 5 chiefly Mathematics & Physics a property, e.g., direction of motion, distinguishing a pair of objects, quantities, effects, etc. , that differ only in that each is the reverse of the other. • [ as modifier ] Genetics relating to or denoting a coding sequence of nucleotides, complementary to an antisense sequence. ▶verb [ with obj. ] perceive by a sense or senses: with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days. • be aware of: she could sense her father's anger rising. • [ with clause ] be aware that something is the case without being able to define exactly how one knows: he could sense that he wasn't liked. • (of a machine or similar device ) detect: an optical fiber senses a current flowing in a conductor. PHRASES bring someone to their (or come to one's ) senses restore someone to (or regain ) consciousness. • cause someone to (or start to ) think and behave reasonably after a period of folly or irrationality. in a (or one ) sense used to indicate a particular interpretation of a statement or situation: in a sense, behavior cannot develop independently of the environment. in one's senses fully aware and in control of one's thoughts and words; sane: would any man in his senses invent so absurd a story? make sense be intelligible, justifiable, or practicable. make sense of find meaning or coherence in: she must try to make sense of what was going on. out of one's senses in or into a state of insanity. take leave of one's senses (in hyperbolic use ) go insane. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘meaning ’): from Latin sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning, ’ from sentire ‘feel. ’ The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

sense datum

sense da tum ▶noun Philosophy an immediate object of perception, which is not a material object; a sense impression.

 

sense-experience

sense-ex pe ri ence ▶noun experience that is derived from the senses.

 

sensei

sen sei |ˈsenˌsā, senˈsā ˌsɛnˈseɪ | ▶noun ( pl. same ) (in martial arts ) a teacher: [ as title ] : Sensei Ritchie began work. ORIGIN Japanese, from sen ‘previous ’ + sei ‘birth. ’

 

senseless

sense less |ˈsensləs ˈsɛnsləs | ▶adjective 1 [ often as complement ] (of a person ) unconscious: the attack left a policeman beaten senseless. • incapable of sensation: she knocked the glass from the girl's senseless fingers. 2 (esp. of violent or wasteful action ) without discernible meaning or purpose: in Vietnam, I saw the senseless waste of human beings. • lacking common sense; wildly foolish: it was as senseless as crossing Death Valley on foot. DERIVATIVES sense less ly adverb, sense less ness noun

 

sense organ

sense or gan ▶noun an organ of the body that responds to external stimuli by conveying impulses to the sensory nervous system.

 

Sensex

Sensex |ˈsɛnsɛks | ▶noun a figure indicating the relative prices of shares on the Mumbai (Bombay ) Stock Exchange. ORIGIN 1990s: blend of sensitive and index .

 

sensibility

sen si bil i ty |ˌsensəˈbilitē ˌsɛnsəˈbɪlədi | ▶noun ( pl. sensibilities ) the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity: the study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility. • (sensibilities ) a person's delicate sensitivity that makes them readily offended or shocked: the scale of the poverty revealed by the survey shocked people's sensibilities. • Zoology, dated sensitivity to sensory stimuli. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the power of sensation ): from late Latin sensibilitas, from sensibilis ‘that can be perceived by the senses ’ (see sensible ).

 

sensible

sen si ble |ˈsensəbəl ˈsɛnsəbəl | ▶adjective 1 (of a statement or course of action ) chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit: I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much | a sensible diet. • (of a person ) possessing or displaying prudence: he was a sensible and capable boy. • (of an object ) practical and functional rather than decorative: Mom always made me have sensible shoes. 2 archaic readily perceived; appreciable: it will effect a sensible reduction in these figures. • [ predic. ] (sensible of /to ) able to notice or appreciate; not unaware of: we are sensible of the difficulties he faces. DERIVATIVES sen si ble ness noun, sen si bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘perceptible by the senses ’): from Old French, or from Latin sensibilis, from sensus (see sense ).

 

sensillum

sen sil lum |senˈsiləm sɛnˈsɪləm | ▶noun ( pl. sensilla |-ˈsilə | ) Zoology (in arthropods and some other invertebrates ) a simple sensory receptor consisting of a modified cell or small group of cells of the cuticle or epidermis, typically hair- or rod-shaped. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: modern Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus ‘sense. ’

 

sensitive

sen si tive |ˈsensitiv ˈsɛnsədɪv | ▶adjective 1 quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences: the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones | spiders are sensitive to vibrations on their web. • easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes: the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas. • (of photographic materials ) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light. • (of a market ) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences. 2 (of a person or a person's behavior ) having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings: I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill. • easily offended or upset: I suppose I shouldn't be so sensitive. 3 kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security: he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries. ▶noun a person who is believed to respond to occult influences. DERIVATIVES sen si tive ly adverb, sen si tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory ’): from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire ‘feel. ’ The current senses date from the early 19th cent.

 

sensitive period

sen si tive pe ri od ▶noun Psychology a time or stage in a person's development when they are more responsive to certain stimuli and quicker to learn particular skills.

 

sensitive plant

sen si tive plant ▶noun 1 a tropical American plant of the pea family, whose leaflets fold together and leaves bend down when touched. A common weed of sugar cane, it has become naturalized throughout the tropics. [Mimosa pudica, family Leguminosae. ] 2 informal a delicate or sensitive person.

 

sensitivity

sen si tiv i ty |ˌsensiˈtivitē ˌsɛnsəˈtɪvədi | ▶noun ( pl. sensitivities ) the quality or condition of being sensitive: a lack of common decency and sensitivity | he has a sensitivity to cow's milk. • (sensitivities ) a person's feelings which might be easily offended or hurt; sensibilities: the rules that matter are practical ones that respect local sensitivities.

 

sensitivity training

sen si tiv i ty train ing ▶noun training intended to sensitize people to their attitudes and behaviors that may unwittingly cause offense to others, esp. members of various minorities.

 

sensitize

sen si tize |ˈsensiˌtīz ˈsɛnsəˌtaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (someone or something ) to respond to certain stimuli; make sensitive: the introductory section aims to sensitize students to the methodology of the course. • make (photographic film ) sensitive to light: the kit sensitizes any 35 mm film in hours. • make (an organism ) abnormally sensitive to a foreign substance: the workers had been immunologically sensitized to the enzyme. DERIVATIVES sen si ti za tion |ˌsensitiˈzāSHən |noun, sen si tiz er noun

 

sensitometer

sen si tom e ter |ˌsensiˈtämitər ˌsɛnsəˈtɑmədər | ▶noun Photography a device for measuring the sensitivity of photographic equipment to light.

 

sensor

sen sor |ˈsensər ˈsɛnsər | ▶noun a device that detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it. ORIGIN 1950s: from sensory, on the pattern of motor .

 

sensorimotor

sen so ri mo tor |ˌsensərēˈmōtər ˌsɛntsəriˈmoʊdər | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Physiology (of nerves or their actions ) having or involving both sensory and motor functions or pathways.

 

sensorineural

sen so ri neu ral |ˌsensərēˈn (y )o͝orəl ˌsɛntsəriˈnjʊrəl | ▶adjective Medicine (of hearing loss ) caused by a lesion or disease of the inner ear or the auditory nerve.

 

sensorium

sen so ri um |senˈsôrēəm sɛnˈsɔriəm | ▶noun ( pl. sensoria |-ˈsôrēə | or sensoriums ) the sensory apparatus or faculties considered as a whole: virtual reality technology directed at recreating the human sensorium. DERIVATIVES sen so ri al |-ˈsôrēəl |adjective, sen so ri al ly |-ˈsôrēəlē |adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin, from Latin sens- ‘perceived, ’ from the verb sentire.

 

sensory

sen so ry |ˈsensərē ˈsɛnsəri | ▶adjective of or relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses: sensory input. DERIVATIVES sen so ri ly |-rəlē |adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin sens- ‘perceived ’ (from the verb sentire ) or from the noun sense + -ory 2 .

 

sensory deprivation

sen so ry dep ri va tion ▶noun a process by which someone is deprived of normal external stimuli such as sight and sound for an extended period of time, esp. as an experimental technique in psychology.

 

sensual

sen su al |ˈsenSHo͞oəl ˈsɛn (t )ʃ (əw )əl | ▶adjective of or arousing gratification of the senses and physical, esp. sexual, pleasure: the production of the ballet is sensual and passionate. DERIVATIVES sen su al ism |-ˌlizəm |noun, sen su al ize |-ˌlīz |verb, sen su al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory ’): from late Latin sensualis, from sensus (see sense ). usage: The words sensual and sensuous are frequently used interchangeably to mean ‘gratifying the senses,’ especially in a sexual sense. Strictly speaking, this goes against a traditional distinction, by which sensuous is a more neutral term, meaning ‘relating to the senses rather than the intellect ’ ( swimming is a beautiful, sensuous experience ), while sensual relates to gratification of the senses, especially sexually ( a sensual massage ). In fact, the word sensuous is thought to have been invented by John Milton (1641 ) in a deliberate attempt to avoid the sexual overtones of sensual. In practice, the connotations are such that it is difficult to use sensuous in Milton's sense. While traditionalists struggle to maintain a distinction, the evidence suggests that the neutral use of sensuous is rare in modern English. If a neutral use is intended, it is advisable to use alternative wording.

 

sensualist

sen su al ist |ˈsenSHo͞oəlist ˈsɛnʃuəlɪst | ▶noun a person devoted to physical, esp. sexual, pleasure: a dedicated sensualist.

 

sensuality

sen su al i ty |ˌsenSHo͞oˈalitē senʃuˈæləti | ▶noun the enjoyment, expression, or pursuit of physical, esp. sexual, pleasure: he ate the grapes with surprising sensuality. • the condition of being pleasing or fulfilling to the senses: life can dazzle with its sensuality, its color. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the animal side of human nature ): from Old French sensualite, from late Latin sensualitas, from sensualis (see sensual ).

 

sensu lato

sen su la to |ˈsenso͞o ˈlätō ˌsɛnsu ˈlɑtoʊ | ▶adverb formal in the broad sense. ORIGIN Latin.

 

sensum

sen sum |ˈsensəm ˈsɛnsəm | ▶noun ( pl. sensa |-sə | ) Philosophy a sense datum. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, ‘something sensed, ’ neuter past participle of Latin sentire ‘feel. ’

 

sensuous

sen su ous |ˈsenSHo͞oəs ˈsenʃuəs | ▶adjective 1 relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect: the work showed a deliberate disregard of the more sensuous and immediately appealing aspects of painting. 2 attractive or gratifying physically, esp. sexually: her voice was rather deep but very sensuous. DERIVATIVES sen su ous ly adverb, sen su ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin sensus ‘sense ’ + -ous . usage: On the use of the words sensuous and sensual, see usage at sensual .

 

Sensurround

Sensurround |ˈsɛnsəraʊnd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] trademark a cinema special-effects technique whereby the audience is apparently surrounded by low-frequency sound: [ as modifier ] : Sensurround sound. ORIGIN 1970s: blend of sense and surround .

 

sensu stricto

sen su stric to |ˈsenso͞o ˈstriktō ˌsɛnsu ˈstrɪktoʊ | ▶adverb formal strictly speaking; in the narrow sense: the process was one of substitution rather than change sensu stricto. ORIGIN Latin, ‘in the restricted sense. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

sensate

sensate |ˈsɛnseɪt, -sət | ▶adjective perceiving or perceived by the senses: you are immersed in an illusionary, yet sensate, world. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin sensatus ‘having senses ’, from sensus (see sense ).

 

sensation

sen |sa ¦tion |sɛnˈseɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body: a burning sensation in the middle of the chest. • [ mass noun ] the capacity to have physical sensations: they had lost sensation in one or both forearms. • an inexplicable awareness or impression: [ with clause ] : she had the eerie sensation that she was being watched. 2 a widespread reaction of interest and excitement: his arrest for poisoning caused a sensation . • a person, object, or event that arouses widespread interest and excitement: she was a sensation, the talk of the evening. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin sensatio (n- ), from Latin sensus (see sense ).

 

sensational

sen |sa ¦tion ¦al |sɛnˈseɪʃ (ə )n (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 causing great public interest and excitement: a sensational murder trial. • presenting information in a way that is intended to provoke public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy: cheap sensational periodicals. 2 informal very good indeed; very impressive or attractive: you look sensational | a sensational view. DERIVATIVES sensationally adverb

 

sensationalism

sen |sa ¦tion ¦al |ism |sɛnˈseɪʃ (ə )n (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 (especially in journalism ) the presentation of stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy: media sensationalism. 2 Philosophy another term for phenomenalism. DERIVATIVES sensationalist noun & adjective, sensationalistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective

 

sensationalize

sensationalize |sɛnˈseɪʃənəlʌɪz |(also sensationalise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (especially of a newspaper ) present information about (something ) in a sensational way: the papers want to sensationalize the tragedy that my family has suffered.

 

sense

sense |sɛns | ▶noun 1 a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch: the bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk. 2 a feeling that something is the case: she had the sense of being a political outsider | you can improve your general health and sense of well-being. • a keen intuitive awareness of or sensitivity to the presence or importance of something: she had a fine sense of comic timing. 3 [ mass noun ] a sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems: he earned respect by the good sense he showed at meetings. • a reasonable or comprehensible rationale: I can't see the sense in leaving all the work to you. 4 a way in which an expression or a situation can be interpreted; a meaning: it is not clear which sense of the word ‘characters ’ is intended in this passage. 5 chiefly Mathematics & Physics a property (e.g. direction of motion ) distinguishing a pair of objects, quantities, effects, etc. which differ only in that each is the reverse of the other. • [ as modifier ] Genetics relating to or denoting a coding sequence of nucleotides, complementary to an antisense sequence. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 perceive by a sense or senses: with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days. • be aware of (something ) without being able to define exactly how one knows: she could sense her father's anger rising | [ with clause ] : he could sense that he wasn't liked. 2 (of a machine or similar device ) detect: an optical fibre senses a current flowing in a conductor. PHRASES bring someone to their (or come to one's ) senses restore someone to (or regain ) consciousness. • cause someone to (or start to ) think and behave reasonably after a period of folly or irrationality. in a (or one ) sense by a particular interpretation of a statement or situation: in a sense, behaviour cannot develop independently of the environment. in one's senses fully aware and in control of one's thoughts and words; sane: would any man in his senses invent so absurd a story? make sense be intelligible, justifiable, or practicable. make sense of find meaning or coherence in: she must try to make sense of what was going on. out of one's senses in or into a state of madness. take leave of one's senses (in hyperbolic use ) go mad. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘meaning ’): from Latin sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning ’, from sentire ‘feel ’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

sense datum

sense datum ▶noun Philosophy an immediate object of perception, which is not a material object; a sense impression.

 

sense-experience

sense-ex pe ri ence ▶noun experience that is derived from the senses.

 

sensei

sensei |sɛnˈseɪ | ▶noun ( pl. same ) (in martial arts ) a teacher: [ as title ] : Sensei Ritchie began work. ORIGIN Japanese, from sen ‘previous ’ + sei ‘birth ’.

 

senseless

sense |less |ˈsɛnslɪs | ▶adjective 1 [ often as complement ] (of a person ) unconscious: the attack left a policeman beaten senseless. • incapable of sensation: she knocked the glass from the girl's senseless fingers. 2 lacking common sense; wildly foolish: it was as senseless as crossing Death Valley on foot. • (especially of violent or wasteful action ) without discernible meaning or purpose: in Vietnam I saw the senseless waste of human beings. DERIVATIVES senselessly adverb, senselessness noun

 

sense organ

sense organ ▶noun an organ of the body which responds to external stimuli by conveying impulses to the sensory nervous system.

 

Sensex

Sensex |ˈsɛnsɛks | ▶noun a figure indicating the relative prices of shares on the Mumbai (Bombay ) Stock Exchange. ORIGIN 1990s: blend of sensitive and index .

 

sensibility

sens |ibil ¦ity |ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti | ▶noun ( pl. sensibilities ) [ mass noun ] 1 the quality of being able to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity: the study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility. • (sensibilities ) a quality of delicate sensitivity that makes one liable to be offended or shocked: the scale of the poverty revealed by the survey shocked people's sensibilities. 2 Zoology, dated sensitivity to sensory stimuli. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the power of sensation ): from late Latin sensibilitas, from sensibilis ‘that can be perceived by the senses ’ (see sensible ).

 

sensible

sens |ible |ˈsɛnsɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit: I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much | a sensible diet. • (of a person ) possessing or displaying prudence: he was a sensible and capable boy. 2 (of an object ) practical and functional rather than decorative: Mum always made me have sensible shoes. 3 archaic readily perceived; appreciable: it will effect a sensible reduction in these figures. • (sensible of /to ) able to notice or appreciate; not unaware of: we are sensible of the difficulties he faces. DERIVATIVES sensibleness noun, sensibly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘perceptible by the senses ’): from Old French, or from Latin sensibilis, from sensus (see sense ).

 

sensillum

sensillum |sɛnˈsɪləm | ▶noun ( pl. sensilla |sɛnˈsɪlə | ) Zoology (in arthropods and some other invertebrates ) a simple sensory receptor consisting of a modified cell or small group of cells of the cuticle or epidermis, typically hair- or rod-shaped. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: modern Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus ‘sense ’.

 

sensitive

sen ¦si |tive |ˈsɛnsɪtɪv | ▶adjective 1 quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences: the new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones | spiders are sensitive to vibrations on their web. • easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes: the committee called for improved protection of wildlife in environmentally sensitive areas. • (of photographic materials ) prepared so as to respond rapidly to the action of light. • (of a market ) unstable and liable to quick changes of price because of outside influences. 2 having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings: I pay tribute to the Minister for his sensitive handling of the bill. • easily offended or upset: I suppose I shouldn't be so sensitive. 3 kept secret or with restrictions on disclosure to avoid endangering security: he was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries. ▶noun a person who is believed to respond to paranormal influences. DERIVATIVES sensitively adverb, sensitiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory ’): from Old French sensitif, -ive or medieval Latin sensitivus, formed irregularly from Latin sentire ‘feel ’. The current senses date from the early 19th cent.

 

sensitive period

sen ¦si |tive period ▶noun Psychology a time or stage in a person's development when they are more responsive to certain stimuli and quicker to learn particular skills.

 

sensitive plant

sen ¦si |tive plant ▶noun 1 a tropical American plant of the pea family, whose leaflets fold together and leaves bend down when touched. A common weed of sugar cane, it has become naturalized throughout the tropics. ●Mimosa pudica, family Leguminosae. 2 informal a delicate or sensitive person.

 

sensitivity

sen ¦si ¦tiv |ity |sɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti | ▶noun ( pl. sensitivities ) [ mass noun ] the quality or condition of being sensitive: a total lack of common decency and sensitivity | [ in sing. ] : he has a sensitivity to cow's milk. • (sensitivities ) feelings liable to be offended or hurt; sensibilities: the only rules that matter are practical ones that respect local sensitivities.

 

sensitivity training

sen si tiv i ty train ing ▶noun training intended to sensitize people to their attitudes and behaviors that may unwittingly cause offense to others, esp. members of various minorities.

 

sensitize

sensitize |ˈsɛnsɪtʌɪz |(also sensitise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often sensitize someone /thing to ) cause (someone or something ) to respond to certain stimuli; make sensitive: the introductory section aims to sensitize students to the methodology of the course. • make (photographic film ) sensitive to light: the kit sensitizes any 35 mm film in hours. • make (an organism ) abnormally sensitive to a foreign substance: the workers had been immunologically sensitized to the enzyme. DERIVATIVES sensitization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, sensitizer noun

 

sensitometer

sensitometer |ˌsɛnsɪˈtɒmɪtə | ▶noun Photography a device for measuring the sensitivity of photographic equipment to light.

 

sensor

sen ¦sor |ˈsɛnsə | ▶noun a device which detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it. ORIGIN 1950s: from sensory, on the pattern of motor .

 

sensorimotor

sensorimotor |ˌsɛns (ə )rɪˈməʊtə | ▶adjective Physiology (of nerves or their actions ) having or involving both sensory and motor functions or pathways.

 

sensorineural

sensorineural |ˌsɛns (ə )rɪˈnjʊər (ə )l | ▶adjective Medicine (of hearing loss ) caused by a lesion or disease of the inner ear or the auditory nerve.

 

sensorium

sensorium |sɛnˈsɔːrɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. sensoria |-rɪə | or sensoriums ) the sensory apparatus or faculties considered as a whole: virtual reality technology directed at recreating the human sensorium. DERIVATIVES sensorial adjective, sensorially adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin, from Latin sens- ‘perceived ’, from the verb sentire.

 

sensory

sen |sory |ˈsɛns (ə )ri | ▶adjective relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses: sensory input. DERIVATIVES sensorily adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin sens- ‘perceived ’ (from the verb sentire ) or from the noun sense + -ory 2 .

 

sensory deprivation

sen |sory de ¦priv |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] a process by which someone is deprived of normal external stimuli such as sight and sound for an extended period of time, especially as an experimental technique in psychology.

 

sensual

sensual |ˈsɛnsjʊəl, -ʃʊəl | ▶adjective of or arousing gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure: the production of the ballet is sensual and passionate. DERIVATIVES sensualism noun, sensualize (also sensualise ) verb, sensually adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory ’): from late Latin sensualis, from sensus (see sense ). usage: The words sensual and sensuous are frequently used interchangeably to mean ‘gratifying the senses ’, especially in a sexual sense. Strictly speaking, this goes against a traditional distinction, by which sensuous is a more neutral term, meaning ‘relating to the senses rather than the intellect ’, as in swimming is a beautiful, sensuous experience, while sensual relates to gratification of the senses, especially sexually, as in a sensual massage. In fact the word sensuous is thought to have been invented by Milton (1641 ) in a deliberate attempt to avoid the sexual overtones of sensual. In practice, the connotations are such that it is difficult to use sensuous in this sense. While traditionalists struggle to maintain a distinction, the evidence from the Oxford English Corpus and elsewhere suggests that the ‘neutral ’ use of sensuous is rare in modern English. If a neutral use is intended it is advisable to use alternative wording.

 

sensualist

sen ¦sual |ist |ˈsɛnʃ (ə )lɪst, ˈsɛnʃʊəlɪst, ˈsɛnʃʊlɪst, ˈsɛnsjʊəlɪst, ˈsɛnsjʊlɪst | ▶noun a person devoted to physical, especially sexual, pleasure: a dedicated sensualist.

 

sensuality

sen ¦su |al ¦ity |sɛnsjʊˈalɪti, sɛnʃʊ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the enjoyment, expression, or pursuit of physical, especially sexual, pleasure: he ate the grapes with surprising sensuality. • the condition of being pleasing or fulfilling to the senses: life can dazzle with its sensuality, its colour. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the animal side of human nature ): from Old French sensualite, from late Latin sensualitas, from sensualis (see sensual ).

 

sensu lato

sensu lato |ˌsɛnsuː ˈlɑːtəʊ | ▶adverb formal in the broad sense. ORIGIN Latin.

 

sensum

sensum |ˈsɛnsəm | ▶noun ( pl. sensa |-sə | ) Philosophy a sense datum. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, ‘something sensed ’, neuter past participle of Latin sentire ‘feel ’.

 

sensuous

sensuous |ˈsɛnsjʊəs, ˈsɛnʃʊəs | ▶adjective 1 relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect: the work showed a deliberate disregard of the more sensuous and immediately appealing aspects of painting. 2 attractive or gratifying physically, especially sexually: her voice was rather deep but very sensuous. DERIVATIVES sensuously adverb, sensuousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin sensus ‘sense ’ + -ous . usage: On the use of the words sensuous and sensual, see usage at sensual .

 

Sensurround

Sensurround |ˈsɛnsəraʊnd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] trademark a cinema special-effects technique whereby the audience is apparently surrounded by low-frequency sound: [ as modifier ] : Sensurround sound. ORIGIN 1970s: blend of sense and surround .

 

sensu stricto

sensu stricto |ˌsɛnsuː ˈstrɪktəʊ | ▶adverb formal strictly speaking; in the narrow sense: the process was one of substitution rather than change sensu stricto. ORIGIN Latin, ‘in the restricted sense ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sensation

sensation noun 1 a sensation of light: feeling, sense, awareness, consciousness, perception, impression. 2 he caused a sensation by donating a million dollars: commotion, stir, uproar, furor, scandal, impact; interest, excitement; informal splash, to-do, hullabaloo, hoopla. 3 the movie became an instant sensation: triumph, success, sellout; talking point; informal smash (hit ), hit, winner, crowd-pleaser, knockout, blockbuster.

 

sensational

sensational adjective 1 a sensational murder trial: shocking, scandalous, appalling; amazing, startling, astonishing, staggering; stirring, exciting, thrilling, electrifying, red-hot; fascinating, interesting, noteworthy, significant, remarkable, momentous, historic, newsworthy. ANTONYMS run-of-the-mill. 2 sensational stories: overdramatized, dramatic, melodramatic, exaggerated, sensationalist, sensationalistic; graphic, explicit, lurid; informal juicy. ANTONYMS dull, understated. 3 informal she looked sensational: gorgeous, stunning, wonderful, exquisite, lovely, radiant, delightful, charming, enchanting, captivating; striking, spectacular, remarkable, outstanding, arresting, eye-catching; marvelous, superb, excellent, fine, first-class; informal great, terrific, tremendous, super, fantastic, fabulous, fab, heavenly, divine, knockout, hot, red-hot, delectable, scrumptious, awesome, magic, wicked, killer, out of this world, smashing, brilliant. ANTONYMS unremarkable.

 

sense

sense noun 1 the sense of touch: sensory faculty, feeling, sensation, perception; sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell. 2 a sense of guilt: feeling, awareness, sensation, consciousness, recognition. 3 a sense of humor: appreciation, awareness, understanding, comprehension, discernment; informal nose. 4 she had the sense to press the panic button: wisdom, common sense, sagacity, discernment, perception; wit, intelligence, cleverness, shrewdness, judgment, reason, logic, brain (s ); informal gumption, horse sense, savvy, (street ) smarts. ANTONYMS stupidity. 5 I can't see the sense in this: purpose, point, reason, object, motive; use, value, advantage, benefit. 6 the different senses of “well ”: meaning, definition, import, signification, significance, purport, implication, nuance; drift, gist, thrust, tenor, message. ▶verb she sensed their hostility: discern, feel, observe, notice, recognize, pick up (on ), be aware of, distinguish, make out, identify; comprehend, apprehend, see, appreciate, realize; suspect, have a funny feeling about, have a hunch about, divine, intuit; informal catch on to.

 

senseless

senseless adjective 1 they found him senseless on the floor: unconscious, stunned, insensible, insensate, comatose, knocked out, out cold, out for the count; numb; informal KO'd, dead to the world, passed out. ANTONYMS conscious. 2 a senseless waste: pointless, futile, useless, needless, unavailing, in vain, purposeless, meaningless, unprofitable; absurd, foolish, insane, stupid, idiotic, ridiculous, ludicrous, mindless, illogical. ANTONYMS wise.

 

sensibility

sensibility noun 1 develop your sensibility: sensitivity, finer feelings, delicacy, taste, discrimination, discernment; understanding, insight, empathy, appreciation; feeling, intuition, responsiveness, receptiveness, perceptiveness, awareness. 2 (sensibilities ) the wording might offend their sensibilities: (finer ) feelings, emotions, sensitivities, moral sense.

 

sensible

sensible adjective isn't this the sensible thing to do? | a sensible young man: practical, realistic, responsible, reasonable, commonsensical, rational, logical, sound, balanced, grounded, sober, no-nonsense, pragmatic, levelheaded, thoughtful, down-to-earth, wise, prudent, judicious, sagacious, shrewd. ANTONYMS foolish.

 

sensitive

sensitive adjective 1 she's sensitive to changes in temperature: responsive to, reactive to, sentient of, sensitized to; aware of, conscious of, alive to; susceptible to, affected by, vulnerable to; attuned to. ANTONYMS impervious, unresponsive. 2 sensitive skin: delicate, fragile; tender, sore, raw. ANTONYMS resilient, tough. 3 the matter needs sensitive handling: tactful, careful, thoughtful, diplomatic, delicate, subtle, kid-glove; sympathetic, compassionate, understanding, intuitive, responsive, insightful. ANTONYMS clumsy. 4 he's sensitive about his bald patch: touchy, oversensitive, hypersensitive, easily offended, easily upset, easily hurt, thin-skinned, defensive; paranoid, neurotic; informal uptight. ANTONYMS thick-skinned. 5 a sensitive issue: difficult, delicate, tricky, awkward, problematic, ticklish, precarious; controversial, emotive; informal sticky. ANTONYMS uncontroversial.

 

sensitivity

sensitivity noun 1 the sensitivity of the skin: responsiveness, sensitiveness, reactivity; susceptibility, vulnerability. 2 the job calls for sensitivity: consideration, care, thoughtfulness, tact, diplomacy, delicacy, subtlety, finer feelings; understanding, empathy, sensibility, feeling, intuition, responsiveness, receptiveness; perception, discernment, insight; savoir faire. 3 her sensitivity on the subject of marriage: touchiness, oversensitivity, hypersensitivity, defensiveness. 4 the sensitivity of the issue: delicacy, trickiness, awkwardness, ticklishness.

 

sensual

sensual adjective 1 sensual pleasure: physical, carnal, bodily, fleshly, animal; hedonistic, epicurean, sybaritic, voluptuary. ANTONYMS spiritual. 2 a beautiful, sensual woman: sexually attractive, sexy, voluptuous, sultry, seductive, passionate; sexually arousing, erotic, sexual. ANTONYMS passionless.

 

sensuality

sensuality noun he seemed barely aware of his own sensuality: sexiness, sexual attractiveness, sultriness, seductiveness; sexuality, eroticism; physicality, carnality.

 

sensuous

sensuous adjective 1 they lived amid sensuous surroundings: aesthetically pleasing, gratifying, rich, sumptuous, luxurious; sensory, sensorial. 2 sensuous lips: sexually attractive, sexy, seductive, voluptuous, luscious, lush.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sensation

sensation noun 1 excessive pressure on the eyeball causes a sensation of light: feeling, sense, awareness, consciousness, perception, impression, tickle, tingle, prickle. 2 I caused something of a sensation by announcing that this boat would cost £1m: commotion, stir, uproar, furore, outrage, scandal, impact; interest, excitement, agitation; informal splash, to-do, hullabaloo. 3 the new cars were a sensation when they first appeared: great success, sell-out, triumph, star attraction, talking point; informal smash, smash hit, hit, box-office hit, show-stopper, winner, crowd-puller, wow, knockout, biggie.

 

sensational

sensational adjective 1 a sensational murder trial: amazing, startling, astonishing, staggering, shocking, appalling, horrifying, scandalous; stirring, exciting, thrilling, electrifying; fascinating, interesting, notable, noteworthy, important, significant, remarkable, momentous, historic, newsworthy. ANTONYMS run-of-the-mill. 2 the newspapers ran sensational stories about kids indulging in drugs: overdramatized, dramatic, melodramatic, exaggerated, sensationalist, sensationalistic, graphic, explicit, unrestrained, lurid; rubbishy, trashy, cheap, tasteless, kitschy, yellow, pulp, garish, full-frontal; informal shock-horror, tacky, juicy; N. Amer. informal whiz-bang. ANTONYMS dull, understated. 3 informal she looked sensational in her new evening dress: gorgeous, stunning, wonderful, exquisite, lovely, magnificent, dazzling, radiant, delightful, charming, enchanting, entrancing, captivating, bewitching; striking, spectacular, remarkable, outstanding, impressive, memorable, unforgettable, unique, arresting, eye-catching; marvellous, superb, excellent, exceptional, fine, superlative, formidable, first-class, first-rate, virtuoso, skilful, masterful, masterly; informal great, terrific, tremendous, super, smashing, fantastic, stupendous, stellar, fabulous, fab, heavenly, divine, drop-dead gorgeous, knockout, delectable, scrumptious, ace, A1, mean, awesome, magic, bad, wicked, out of this world, unreal; Brit. informal brilliant, brill; N. Amer. informal neat, babelicious, bodacious; Austral. informal bonzer; Brit. informal, dated wizard, spiffing, ripping, topping, champion, capital, top-hole; N. Amer. informal, dated swell, keen; vulgar slang shit-hot. ANTONYMS ordinary, unremarkable.

 

sense

sense noun 1 the sense of touch: sensory faculty, feeling, sensation, perception; sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell, sixth sense; Zoology, dated sensibility. 2 she felt a sense of guilt: awareness, feeling, sensation, consciousness, perception, recognition. 3 a sense of humour: appreciation, awareness, understanding, comprehension, discernment, acknowledgement. 4 the driver had the sense to press the panic button: wisdom, common sense, good sense, practicality, sagacity, sharpness, discernment, perception; native wit, mother wit, wit, level-headedness, intelligence, cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness, judgement, soundness of judgement, understanding, reason, logic, brain, brains; informal gumption, nous, horse sense, savvy; Brit. informal loaf, common; N. Amer. informal smarts. ANTONYMS stupidity, mindlessness. 5 I can't see the sense in leaving all the work to you: purpose, point, reason, aim, object, motive, use, utility, value, advantage, benefit. 6 here there are two different senses of ‘exist ’: meaning, definition, import, denotation, signification, significance, purport, implication, intention, nuance, drift, gist, thrust, tenor, burden, theme, message, essence, spirit, substance. ▶verb she could sense their hostility to her | he sensed that disaster was imminent: discern, feel, observe, notice, get the impression of, recognize, pick up, be /become cognizant of, be /become aware of, be /become conscious of, get /come to know, tell, distinguish, make out, find, identify, comprehend, apprehend, see, discover, learn, appreciate, realize, suspect, have a funny feeling, have a hunch, just know, divine, intuit, conceive; informal catch on to; Brit. informal twig; rare cognize.

 

senseless

senseless adjective 1 he was punched and kicked senseless by a gang of thugs: unconscious, out cold, out, cold, stunned, numb, numbed, insensible, insensate, comatose, knocked out, out for the count; informal KO'd, kayoed, laid out, dead to the world, out like a light; Brit. informal spark out; rare soporose, soporous. ANTONYMS conscious, aware. 2 a senseless waste of life: pointless, futile, hopeless, fruitless, useless, needless, wasted, in vain, unavailing, aimless, idle, to no purpose, purposeless, worthless, meaningless, valueless, unproductive, unprofitable; absurd, foolish, mad, insane, asinine, moronic, imbecilic, nonsensical, stupid, idiotic, silly, irrelevant, footling, fatuous, hollow, inane, ridiculous, ludicrous, mindless, unintelligent, unwise, irrational, illogical; informal daft. ANTONYMS sensible, wise.

 

sensibility

sensibility noun 1 the study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility: sensitivity, sensitiveness, finer feelings, delicacy, subtlety, taste, discrimination, discernment; understanding, insight, empathy, appreciation, awareness of the feelings of others; feeling, intuition, intuitiveness, responsiveness, receptivity, receptiveness, perceptiveness, awareness. 2 (sensibilities ) the wording was changed because it might offend people's sensibilities: feelings, emotions, finer feelings, delicate sensitivity, sensitivities, susceptibilities, moral sense, sense of outrage.

 

sensible

sensible adjective isn't this the sensible thing to do? | she's a very sensible person: practical, realistic, responsible, full of common sense, reasonable, rational, logical, sound, circumspect, balanced, sober, no-nonsense, pragmatic, level-headed, serious-minded, thoughtful, commonsensical, down-to-earth, wise, prudent, mature; judicious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, far-sighted, intelligent, clever. ANTONYMS foolish.

 

sensitive

sensitive adjective 1 as people get older, their bodies often grow less sensitive to changes in external temperature: responsive to, quick to respond to, sensitized to, reactive to, sentient of; aware of, conscious of, alive to; susceptible to, easily affected by, vulnerable to; attuned to, tuned in to; rare susceptive of. ANTONYMS unresponsive, impervious, insensitive. 2 don't use facial scrubs if your skin is sensitive | his innocent words touched sensitive spots within her own heart: delicate, easily damaged, fragile; tender, sore, painful, raw. ANTONYMS resilient, tough. 3 these matters will need sensitive handling by the social services | a poignant, sensitive movie: tactful, careful, thoughtful, diplomatic, delicate, subtle, finely tuned, kid-glove; sympathetic, compassionate, understanding, empathetic, intuitive, feeling, responsive, receptive; perceptive, discerning, acute, insightful. ANTONYMS insensitive, clumsy, like bull in a china shop. 4 I didn't realize he was so sensitive | her father was sensitive about his bald patch: easily offended, easily upset, easily hurt, thin-skinned, touchy, oversensitive, hypersensitive, defensive; emotional, volatile, temperamental; paranoid, neurotic; informal twitchy, uptight; rare umbrageous. ANTONYMS thick-skinned. 5 a politically sensitive issue: difficult, delicate, tricky, awkward, problematic, ticklish, precarious; controversial, emotive; informal sticky. ANTONYMS uncontroversial.

 

sensitivity

sensitivity noun 1 many commonly prescribed drugs increase the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet light: responsiveness, sensitiveness, reactivity; susceptibility, vulnerability; rare reactiveness, susceptivity, susceptibleness. ANTONYMS imperviousness. 2 introducing change calls for patience and sensitivity: consideration, care, thoughtfulness, tact, diplomacy, delicacy, subtlety, finesse, finer feelings; understanding, empathy, awareness of the feelings of others, sensibility, feeling, intuition, intuitiveness, responsiveness, receptivity, receptiveness; perceptiveness, perception, discernment, insight; French savoir faire. ANTONYMS insensitivity. 3 Shiona's sensitivity on the subject of boyfriends: touchiness, oversensitivity, hypersensitivity, thin skin, defensiveness; informal twitchiness. 4 the sensitivity of the issue: delicacy, trickiness, awkwardness, difficulty, ticklishness.

 

sensual

sensual adjective 1 sensual pleasure: physical, physically gratifying, carnal, bodily, fleshly, animal; hedonistic, epicurean, sybaritic, voluptuary, Dionysiac; rare appetitive. ANTONYMS spiritual, mental. 2 a beautiful, sensual woman | his touch was warm and sensual: sexually attractive, sexy, voluptuous, sultry, seductive, passionate; sexually exciting /arousing, erotic, sexual. ANTONYMS ascetic, frigid, passionless. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS sensual or sensuous? The words sensual and sensuous are frequently used interchangeably to mean ‘gratifying the senses ’, especially in a sexual sense. Some people maintain a distinction, according to which sensuous is a more neutral term, meaning ‘relating to the senses rather than the intellect ’, as in swimming is a beautiful, sensuous experience, while sensual relates to gratification of the senses, especially sexually, as in a sensual massage. In practice, however, the connotations are such that it is difficult to distinguish the words in this way. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

sensualist

sensualist noun hedonist, pleasure lover, pleasure seeker, sybarite, voluptuary; epicure, epicurean, gastronome, gastronomist; French bon vivant, bon viveur. ANTONYMS puritan.

 

sensuality

sensuality noun her heavy eyelids gave her face an air of sleepy sensuality: sexiness, sexual attractiveness, voluptuousness, sultriness, seductiveness, passion; sexuality, eroticism; physicality, carnality. ANTONYMS asceticism.

 

sensuous

sensuous adjective 1 big, richly coloured, sensuous canvases | his sensuous love of music: aesthetically pleasing, aesthetic, pleasurable, gratifying, rich, sumptuous, luxurious; affective; sensory, sensorial. 2 her full, sensuous lips: sexually attractive, sexy, seductive, voluptuous, luscious, lush. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS sensuous or sensual? See sensual . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sensal

Sen sal Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch , der |Sens a l |zu Sensal Courtier

 

Sensalie

Sen sa lie Substantiv, feminin österreichisch , die Sensarie |Sensal ie |zu Sensal Maklergebühr

 

Sensalin

Sen sa lin Substantiv, feminin , die |Sens a lin |die Sensalin; Genitiv: der Sensalin, Plural: die Sensalinnen weibliche Form zu Sensal

 

Sensarie

Sen sa rie Substantiv, feminin österreichisch , die Sensalie |Sensar ie |die Sensarie; Genitiv: der Sensarie, Plural: die Sensarien Maklergebühr

 

Sensation

Sen sa ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Sensati o n |die Sensation; Genitiv: der Sensation, Plural: die Sensationen französisch sensation, eigentlich = Empfindung < mittellateinisch sensatio, zu spätlateinisch sensatus = empfindend, zu lateinisch sensus, sensuell 1 aufsehenerregendes, unerwartetes Ereignis; aufsehenerregende, außergewöhnliche Leistung, Darbietung eine technische, medizinische Sensation [ersten Ranges ] | er, sein Auftritt war die Sensation des Abends | ihre Hochzeit war die Sensation des Jahres | die Rede der Außenministerin war eine politische Sensation | der Roman ist eine literarische Sensation | das [Fernseh-, Zirkus ]publikum will Sensationen sehen | der Prozess, die Geschichte riecht nach Sensation | etwas als, zur Sensation aufbauschen, zur Sensation machen 2 Medizin subjektive körperliche Empfindung, Gefühlsempfindung z. B. Hitzewallung bei Aufregungen

 

sensationell

sen sa ti o nell Adjektiv |sensation e ll |französisch sensationnel, zu: sensation, Sensation [unerwartet und ] großes Aufsehen erregend eine sensationelle Nachricht, Story, Erfindung | einen sensationellen Rekord aufstellen | der Prozess nahm eine sensationelle Wendung | ein sensationeller archäologischer Fund | der Erfolg war sensationell | eine sensationell aufgemachte Story | sie haben das Spiel sensationell hoch gewonnen

 

Sensationsbedürfnis

Sen sa ti ons be dürf nis Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sensati o nsbedürfnis |

 

Sensationsgier

Sen sa ti ons gier Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Sensati o nsgier |Gier nach Sensationen 1

 

Sensationshascherei

Sen sa ti ons ha sche rei Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Sensati o nshascherei |die Sensationshascherei; Genitiv: der Sensationshascherei, Plural: die Sensationshaschereien Plural selten Verhalten, das darauf abzielt, Ereignisse zu Sensationen aufzubauschen, um so Aufsehen zu erregen das ist alles nur Sensationshascherei

 

Sensationsjournalismus

Sen sa ti ons jour na lis mus Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |Sensati o nsjournalismus |Journalismus im Stil der Sensationspresse

 

Sensationslust

Sen sa ti ons lust Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Sensati o nslust | vgl. Sensationsgier

 

sensationslüstern

sen sa ti ons lüs tern Adjektiv abwertend |sensati o nslüstern |lüstern nach Sensationen 1 eine sensationslüsterne Menge

 

Sensationsmache

Sen sa ti ons ma che Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Sensati o nsmache |

 

Sensationsmeldung

Sen sa ti ons mel dung Substantiv, feminin , die |Sensati o nsmeldung |sensationelle Meldung

 

Sensationsnachricht

Sen sa ti ons nach richt Substantiv, feminin , die |Sensati o nsnachricht |

 

Sensationspresse

Sen sa ti ons pres se Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Sensati o nspresse |Presse, die Ereignisse zu Sensationen aufbauscht

 

Sensationsprozess

Sen sa ti ons pro zess Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sensati o nsprozess |sensationeller Prozess

 

Sensationssieg

Sen sa ti ons sieg Substantiv, maskulin besonders Sport , der |Sensati o nssieg |sensationeller Sieg

 

Sensationssucht

Sen sa ti ons sucht Substantiv, feminin , die |Sensati o nssucht |

 

sensationssüchtig

sen sa ti ons süch tig Adjektiv abwertend |sensati o nssüchtig | vgl. sensationslüstern

 

Sense

Sen se Substantiv, feminin , die |S e nse |die Sense; Genitiv: der Sense, Plural: die Sensen mittelhochdeutsch sēnse (mitteldeutsch ), segens (e ), althochdeutsch segensa, eigentlich = die Schneidende Gerät mit langem, am freien Ende spitz zulaufendem bogenförmigem Blatt zum Mähen von Gras oder Getreide Sense sein salopp Schluss sein Herkunft ungeklärt bei mir ist jetzt Sense (ich habe endlich genug davon, mache Schluss )

 

sensen

sen sen schwaches Verb selten |s e nsen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit der Sense mähen

 

Sensenblatt

Sen sen blatt Substantiv, Neutrum , das |S e nsenblatt | Blatt 5 einer Sense

 

sensenförmig

sen sen för mig Adjektiv |s e nsenförmig |in der Art eines Sensenblattes bogenförmig gekrümmt

 

Sensenmann

Sen sen mann Substantiv, maskulin , der |S e nsenmann |(den Tod 1 verkörperndes ) menschliches Gerippe mit einer Sense der Tod als Sensenmann

 

Sensenstein

Sen sen stein Substantiv, maskulin , der |S e nsenstein |Wetzstein zum Schärfen der Sense

 

Sensenwurf

Sen sen wurf Substantiv, maskulin , der |S e nsenwurf |Sensenstiel

 

sensibel

sen si bel Adjektiv |sens i bel |Adjektiv; Steigerungsformen: sensibler, sensibelste französisch sensible < lateinisch sensibilis = der Empfindung fähig, zu: sentire, Sentenz 1 von besonderer Feinfühligkeit; empfindsam ein sehr sensibler Mensch | ein sensibles Kind | sie ist, wirkt sehr sensibel | figurativ die Instrumente reagieren sehr sensibel 2 Medizin empfindlich gegenüber Schmerzen und Reizen von außen; schmerzempfindlich sensible Nerven 3 besonders viel Sorgfalt, Umsicht, Fingerspitzengefühl o. Ä. erfordernd, heikel ein äußerst sensibles Thema ansprechen

 

Sensibelchen

Sen si bel chen Substantiv, Neutrum umgangssprachlich , das |Sens i belchen |das Sensibelchen; Genitiv: des Sensibelchens, Plural: die Sensibelchen sehr sensibler, leicht zu verletzender oder zu verunsichernder Mensch er, sie ist ein Sensibelchen

 

Sensibilisator

Sen si bi li sa tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sensibilis a tor |der Sensibilisator; Genitiv: des Sensibilisators, Plural: die Sensibilisatoren lateinisch-neulateinisch Farbstoff zur Erhöhung der Empfindlichkeit fotografischer Schichten für gelbes und rotes Licht

 

sensibilisieren

sen si bi li sie ren schwaches Verb |sensibilis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 bildungssprachlich sensibel 1 , empfindlich machen (für die Aufnahme von Reizen und Eindrücken ) sie ist durch dieses Erlebnis für das Leid der Flüchtlinge sensibilisiert worden 2 Medizin (den Organismus ) gegen bestimmte Antigene empfindlich machen, die Bildung von Antikörpern bewirken 3 Fotografie (von Filmen ) lichtempfindlich machen

 

Sensibilisierung

Sen si bi li sie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Sensibilis ie rung |die Sensibilisierung; Genitiv: der Sensibilisierung, Plural: die Sensibilisierungen das Sensibilisieren

 

Sensibilismus

Sen si bi lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sensibil i smus |der Sensibilismus; Genitiv: des Sensibilismus [hochgradige ] Empfindlichkeit für äußere Eindrücke, Reize

 

Sensibilität

Sen si bi li tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Sensibilit ä t |die Sensibilität; Genitiv: der Sensibilität, Plural: die Sensibilitäten französisch sensibilité < spätlateinisch sensibilitas = Empfindbarkeit, zu lateinisch sensibilis, sensibel 1 a bildungssprachlich das Sensibelsein vgl. sensibel b bildungssprachlich Empfindlichkeit 2b ; Gespür für Verletzendes 2 2 Medizin Reiz-, Schmerzempfindlichkeit (des Organismus und bestimmter Teile des Nervensystems )3 Fotografie (von Filmen ) [Licht ]empfindlichkeit

 

sensitiv

sen si tiv Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |sensit i v |französisch sensitif < mittellateinisch sensitivus, zu: lateinisch sentire, Sentenz besonders emfindlich, feinfühlig

 

sensitivieren

sen si ti vie ren schwaches Verb |sensitiv ie ren |lateinisch-mittellateinisch-neulateinisch fotografische Schichten stark empfindlich machen

 

Sensitivität

Sen si ti vi tät Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Sensitivit ä t |die Sensitivität; Genitiv: der Sensitivität, Plural: die Sensitivitäten sensitives Verhalten; sensitive Beschaffenheit

 

Sensitivitätstraining

Sen si ti vi täts trai ning Substantiv, Neutrum Psychologie , das |Sensitivit ä tstraining |gruppentherapeutische Methode zur Beseitigung von Hemmungen beim Ausdrücken von Gefühlen

 

Sensitometer

Sen si to me ter Substantiv, Neutrum Fotografie , das |Sensitom e ter | -meter 1 Gerät zur Messung der Empfindlichkeit fotografischer Platten und Filme

 

Sensitometrie

Sen si to me t rie , Sen si to me trie Substantiv, feminin , die |Sensitometr ie |Verfahren zur Messung der Empfindlichkeit von fotografischen Platten und Filmen

 

Sensomobilität

Sen so mo bi li tät Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Sensomobilit ä t |die Sensomobilität; Genitiv: der Sensomobilität lateinisch-neulateinisch das Zusammenstimmen der sensiblen 2 mit den motorischen Nerven bei der Steuerung willkürlicher Bewegungsabläufe

 

Sensomotorik

Sen so mo to rik Substantiv, feminin Medizin, Psychologie , die Sensumotorik |S e nsomotorik auch …zomoˈtoː …|die Sensomotorik; Genitiv: der Sensomotorik zu Sensus und Motorik Gesamtheit des durch Reize bewirkten Zusammenspiels von Sinnesorganen und Muskeln

 

sensomotorisch

sen so mo to risch Adjektiv Medizin, Psychologie sensumotorisch |sensomotorisch |die Sensomotorik betreffend, auf ihr beruhend

 

Sensor

Sen sor Substantiv, maskulin Technik , der |S e nsor |der Sensor; Genitiv: des Sensors, Plural: die Sensoren englisch sensor, zu lateinisch sensus, sensuell 1 Messfühler 2 durch bloßes Berühren zu betätigende Schalter bei elektronischen Geräten

 

sensoriell

sen so ri ell Adjektiv |sensori e ll |lateinisch-französisch sensorisch

 

Sensorien

Sen so ri en Pluralwort Medizin , die |Sens o rien |die Sensorien (Plural ) lateinisch-neulateinisch Gebiete der Großhirnrinde, in denen Sinnesreize bewusst werden; vgl. Sensorium

 

Sensorik

Sen so rik Substantiv, feminin , die |Sens o rik |die Sensorik; Genitiv: der Sensorik, Plural: die Sensoriken Teilgebiet der Messtechnik, das sich mit der Entwicklung und dem Einsatz von Sensoren befasst

 

sensorisch

sen so risch Adjektiv Medizin |sens o risch |die Sinnesorgane, die Aufnahme von Sinnesempfindungen betreffend sensorische Nerven

 

Sensorium

Sen so ri um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sens o rium |das Sensorium; Genitiv: des Sensoriums, Plural: die Sensorien spätlateinisch sensorium = Sitz der Empfindung bildungssprachlich Empfindungsvermögen, Gespür ein Sensorium für etwas entwickeln, haben

 

Sensortaste

Sen sor tas te Substantiv, feminin , die |S e nsortaste | Sensor 2

 

Sensualismus

Sen su a lis mus Substantiv, maskulin Philosophie , der |Sensual i smus |zu spätlateinisch sensualis, sensuell 1 Lehre, nach der alle Erkenntnis allein auf Sinneswahrnehmung zurückzuführen ist 2 selten Sinnlichkeit, Sinnenfreude

 

Sensualist

Sen su a list Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sensual i st |Anhänger, Vertreter des Sensualismus 1

 

Sensualistin

Sen su a lis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Sensual i stin |die Sensualistin; Genitiv: der Sensualistin, Plural: die Sensualistinnen weibliche Form zu Sensualist

 

sensualistisch

sen su a lis tisch Adjektiv |sensual i stisch |1 den Sensualismus betreffend 2 selten sinnlich

 

Sensualität

Sen su a li tät Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Sensualit ä t |spätlateinisch sensualitas Empfindungsvermögen (der Sinnesorgane )

 

sensuell

sen su ell Adjektiv |sensu e ll |französisch sensuel < spätlateinisch sensualis = sinnlich, zu lateinisch sensus = Sinn, Wahrnehmung, zu: sentire, Sentenz 1 bildungssprachlich veraltet sinnlich 2 die Sinne, die Sinnesorgane betreffend; sinnlich wahrnehmbar

 

Sensumotorik

Sen su mo to rik Substantiv, feminin Medizin, Psychologie , die Sensomotorik |S e nsumotorik auch …ˈtoː …|die Sensumotorik; Genitiv: der Sensumotorik zu Sensus und Motorik Gesamtheit des durch Reize bewirkten Zusammenspiels von Sinnesorganen und Muskeln

 

sensumotorisch

sen su mo to risch Adjektiv Medizin, Psychologie sensomotorisch |sensumotorisch |die Sensomotorik betreffend, auf ihr beruhend

 

Sensus

Sen sus Substantiv, maskulin , der |S e nsus |der Sensus; Genitiv: des Sensus, Plural: die Sensus …su: s ] [lateinisch sensus = Wahrnehmung, Empfindung; Bewusstsein, Gefühl, zu: sentire, Sentenz 1 Medizin Empfindungsvermögen (eines Sinnesorgans )2 einen, keinen Sensus für etwas haben /besitzen umgangssprachlich Gespür, kein Gespür für etwas haben

 

Sensus communis

Sen sus com mu nis Substantiv, maskulin , der |S e nsus comm u nis |der Sensus communis; Genitiv: des Sensus communis lateinisch gesunder Menschenverstand

 

French Dictionary

sens

sens n. m. nom masculin 1 Faculté de l ’organisme de percevoir des sensations. : La vue, l ’ouïe, le goût, l ’odorat et le toucher sont les cinq sens. 2 Jugement. : Le bon sens. SYNONYME raison ; sagesse . 3 Signification. : Le sens d ’une expression. 4 Raison d ’être. : Donner un sens à sa vie. 5 Direction. : En sens inverse. LOCUTIONS À (mon, ton, etc. ) sens. Selon moi, toi, etc. ; à mon, ton, etc. , avis. Avoir du bon sens. Être raisonnable. : Cette proposition a du bon sens. SYNONYME être logique ; tenir . En dépit du bon sens De manière déraisonnable. En tous sens Dans toutes les directions. Faire sens. Avoir un sens, être logique. : « Une fusion entre ces deux groupes pourrait-elle faire sens industriellement? » (Le Monde ). Sans bon sens. À l ’excès, d ’une manière insensée. : Il dépense sans bon sens. SYNONYME déraisonnablement . Sens dessus dessous. À l ’envers, en désordre. : La chambre est sens (et non *sans ) dessus dessous. Note Technique Dans cette expression, le s final du mot sens ne se prononce pas. Sens devant derrière. De telle sorte que ce qui devrait être devant est derrière. Note Technique Dans cette expression, le s final du mot sens ne se prononce pas. Sens figuré. Signification d ’un mot exprimée par une image. : Le sens figuré du verbe survoler est « examiner sommairement »; le sens propre, « voler au-dessus ». Sens interdit. Voie dans laquelle on ne peut s ’engager. Sens propre. Le premier sens d ’un mot. : Le sens propre du mot sel est « substance employée comme assaisonnement »; son sens figuré, « ce qui donne du piquant ». Sens unique. Voie où la circulation ne peut s ’effectuer que dans la direction indiquée. : Cette rue est à sens unique (et non un *one-way ). Sixième sens. Intuition. : Patricia a un sixième sens: elle devine beaucoup de choses. Tomber sous le sens. Être évident, clair. FORME FAUTIVE faire du sens. Calque de « to make sense » pour avoir un sens, être logique, faire sens. Prononciation Le s final se prononce, sauf dans les locutions sens dessus dessous et sens devant derrière, [sɑ̃s, sɑ̃dsydsu, sɑ̃dvɑ̃dɛrjɛr ]

 

sensation

sensation n. f. nom féminin 1 Information perçue par les sens. : Une sensation visuelle, olfactive, auditive. 2 Impression. : Une sensation agréable. LOCUTIONS À sensation De nature à attirer l ’attention. : Les journaux à sensation, une nouvelle à sensation. Note Technique Dans cette expression, le nom reste au singulier. Faire sensation. Produire une forte impression (admiration, étonnement, etc. ). : Elles ont fait sensation dans ces tenues flamboyantes. Note Technique Dans cette expression, le nom reste au singulier.

 

sensationnalisme

sensationnalisme n. m. nom masculin Recherche du sensationnel, notamment dans la presse écrite ou électronique. : Le sensationnalisme de certains quotidiens.

 

sensationnaliste

sensationnaliste adj. adjectif Qui relève du sensationnalisme. : Un titre sensationnaliste.

 

sensationnel

sensationnel , elle adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui provoque de l ’étonnement. : Un évènement sensationnel. SYNONYME extraordinaire . 2 familier Formidable. : Une équipe sensationnelle. SYNONYME exceptionnel ; remarquable . nom masculin Ce qui cause de l ’étonnement, de l ’intérêt. : À la recherche du sensationnel. Note Orthographique sensatio nn el.

 

sensé

sensé , ée adj. adjectif Qui est plein de bon sens, raisonnable. : Une décision sensée. SYNONYME judicieux ; sage . Note Orthographique sen s é.

 

sensément

sensément adv. adverbe D ’une manière judicieuse, avec intérêt. Note Orthographique sen s ément.

 

senseur

senseur FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme au sens de capteur.

 

sensibilisation

sensibilisation n. f. nom féminin Action de sensibiliser. : La sensibilisation de l ’opinion publique à cette question cruciale.

 

sensibiliser

sensibiliser v. tr. verbe transitif Rendre sensible à quelque chose, faire prendre conscience à quelqu ’un de quelque chose. : La directrice a sensibilisé les enseignants à ce problème. aimer

 

sensibilité

sensibilité n. f. nom féminin 1 Faculté d ’un organisme d ’être sensible aux impressions. 2 Disposition d ’une personne à ressentir profondément les impressions. : La grande sensibilité des poètes.

 

sensible

sensible adj. adjectif 1 Apte à percevoir les sensations. : L ’oreille des chiens est sensible à certains sons que nous n ’entendons pas. Note Syntaxique En ce sens, l ’adjectif se construit avec la préposition à. 2 Qui est facilement ému, touché. : Une enfant très sensible. SYNONYME émotif . 3 Perceptible. : Une amélioration sensible. 4 Qui doit être traité avec un soin particulier. : Une question sensible. SYNONYME délicat .

 

sensiblement

sensiblement adv. adverbe 1 À peu près, presque. : Ces vélos sont sensiblement pareils. 2 D ’une manière visible, appréciable. : Cette pièce est sensiblement plus grande que celle-ci.

 

sensiblerie

sensiblerie n. f. nom féminin Sensibilité excessive. : Cette sensiblerie n ’est pas de mise ici. Note Technique Ce nom a un sens défavorable.

 

sensitif

sensitif , ive adj. adjectif Relatif aux sensations. : Les nerfs sensitifs. Note Orthographique sen s itif.

 

sensitive

sensitive n. f. nom féminin Plante qui se rétracte quand on la touche.

 

sensoriel

sensoriel , ielle adj. adjectif Qui concerne les organes des sens. : Des excitations sensorielles.

 

sensualité

sensualité n. f. nom féminin Tempérament d ’une personne sensuelle.

 

sensuel

sensuel , elle adj. adjectif 1 Qui est porté à rechercher ce qui flatte les sens. : Une personne sensuelle. 2 Voluptueux, qui évoque la sensualité. : Une voix sensuelle.

 

Spanish Dictionary

sensación

sensación nombre femenino 1 Impresión que los estímulos externos producen en la conciencia y que es recogida por medio de alguno de los sentidos :tocar hielo produce sensación de frío .2 Impresión o emoción que produce un acontecimiento importante o novedoso :no te puedes imaginar la sensación que me produjo saber que me habían concedido el premio; con ese vestido provocarás sensación en la fiesta .dar (o tener ) la sensación coloquial Dar (o tener ) una determinada idea u opinión de una cosa, sin conocerla completamente :me da la sensación de que lloverá; tengo la sensación de que me estás engañando .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del latín sensatio, sensationis, derivado de sentire. De la familia etimológica de sentir (verbo ) (V.).

 

sensacional

sensacional adjetivo Que causa sensación o llama la atención, generalmente por ser muy bueno :lleva un vestido sensacional y todo el mundo la mira; hice un viaje sensacional por Portugal .

 

sensacionalismo

sensacionalismo nombre masculino Tendencia de algunos medios informativos a presentar las noticias destacando sus aspectos más llamativos, aunque sean secundarios, con el fin comercial de provocar asombro o escándalo .SINÓNIMO amarillismo .

 

sensacionalista

sensacionalista adjetivo 1 Que se caracteriza por su sensacionalismo :un periódico sensacionalista; un enfoque muy sensacionalista de las noticias .SINÓNIMO amarillista .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que practica el sensacionalismo :un informador sensacionalista; ese periodista es un sensacionalista y carece de todo crédito .

 

sensatez

sensatez nombre femenino Cualidad que tienen las personas que muestran buen juicio, prudencia y madurez en sus actos y decisiones .ANTÓNIMO insensatez .

 

sensato, -ta

sensato, -ta adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que muestra buen juicio, prudencia y madurez en sus actos y decisiones :mi sensata acompañante me sacó de aquella violenta agitación; la unión de los sensatos salvó la situación .SINÓNIMO juicioso .ANTÓNIMO insensato .2 adjetivo Que es propio o característico de las personas sensatas :una sensata decisión; agradecemos su tan sensata lealtad .ANTÓNIMO insensato .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del latín sensatus, derivado de sensa ‘pensamientos ’. De la familia etimológica de sentir (verbo ) (V.).

 

sensibilidad

sensibilidad nombre femenino 1 Capacidad para percibir sensaciones a través de los sentidos, o para sentir moralmente :a causa del accidente ha perdido la sensibilidad en las piernas .2 Capacidad o propensión natural de las personas a emocionarse ante la belleza y los valores estéticos o ante sentimientos como el amor, la ternura o la compasión :sensibilidad ante la pintura; tiene mucha sensibilidad y siempre llora cuando ve imágenes de gente desgraciada en la televisión .3 Capacidad de respuesta a ciertos estímulos que tienen ciertos aparatos científicos muy eficaces :este termómetro tiene una gran sensibilidad y es capaz de registrar cambios de temperatura muy leves .4 Capacidad que tiene una película fotográfica para ser impresionada por la luz :el fotógrafo hizo esas fotografías nocturnas con una película de alta sensibilidad .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del bajo latín sensibilitas, sensibilitatis, derivado de sensibilis (V. sensible ). De la familia etimológica de sentir (verbo ) (V.).

 

sensibilización

sensibilización nombre femenino 1 Acción de sensibilizar :la sensibilización del público hacia los problemas medioambientales solo se ha hecho patente en los últimos años .2 Proceso por el cual un organismo se vuelve sensible y reacciona de forma visible a una determinada agresión física, química o biológica .

 

sensibilizado, -da

sensibilizado, -da adjetivo Que ha sido sometido a sensibilización y reacciona positivamente .

 

sensibilizador, -ra

sensibilizador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que sensibiliza .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [producto químico ] Que sirve para obtener emulsiones sensibles a la luz .

 

sensibilizar

sensibilizar verbo transitivo 1 Hacer que algo o alguien sea sensible o más sensible :la música sensibiliza el oído; el escultor busca efectos pictóricos capaces de sensibilizar al espectador ante la obra .2 Hacer que una persona se dé cuenta de la importancia o el valor de una cosa, o que preste atención a lo que se dice o se pide :esta información trata de sensibilizar a la opinión pública sobre el problema de la capa de ozono; se va a promover una nueva campaña informativa para sensibilizar a los ciudadanos sobre la problemática de los niños abandonados .3 sensibilizarse verbo pronominal Hacerse [algo o alguien ] sensible o más sensible :se sensibilizó ante la situación dramática que estaba viviendo su hermana y le dedicó más atención que de costumbre .4 sensibilizarse Darse cuenta [una persona ] de la importancia o el valor de una cosa, o prestar atención a lo que se dice o se pide :sensibilizarse ante la contaminación acústica . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .

 

sensible

sensible adjetivo 1 Que es capaz de percibir sensaciones a través de los sentidos, o de sentir moralmente :sensible a la injuria; algunos animales son sensibles al magnetismo terrestre y lo utilizan para orientarse .2 Que es capaz de emocionarse ante la belleza y los valores estéticos o ante sentimientos como el amor, la ternura o la compasión :una persona sensible ante el arte .3 [persona ] Que se deja llevar fácilmente por determinados sentimientos y se siente emocionado o herido con facilidad :lloró al leer la novela porque es muy sensible; díselo con cuidado, que es muy sensible .4 Que presta atención a lo que se le pide :el gobierno ha sido sensible a las protestas de los trabajadores .5 Que puede ser percibido por los sentidos :sonidos no sensibles; los objetos que nos rodean pertenecen al mundo sensible .6 [cosa ] Que cede o reacciona fácilmente ante la acción de ciertos agentes naturales :la película fotográfica está compuesta de sustancias sensibles a la luz .7 [aparato ] Que puede acusar, registrar o medir con precisión fenómenos de muy poca intensidad, o notar cambios muy pequeños :las balanzas de precisión son muy sensibles .8 Que es claro o evidente porque resulta fácil de notar o percibir :esta semana ha habido un aumento sensible de la temperatura; ha conseguido una sensible mejoría en su sueldo .9 mús De la séptima nota de la escala diatónica o relacionado con ella .10 nombre femenino mús Sonido vinculado con el que la séptima nota de la escala diatónica adopta la función de tónica dentro de una tonalidad o una escala . VÉASE tocar la fibra sensible . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín sensibilis ‘perceptible por los sentidos ’, derivado de sentire ‘sentir ’. De la familia etimológica de sentir (verbo ) (V.).

 

sensiblería

sensiblería nombre femenino despectivo Sentimentalismo exagerado, trivial o fingido :me molesta la sensiblería de esta chica: por todo se pone a llorar; eso no es romanticismo, es sensiblería .

 

sensiblero, -ra

sensiblero, -ra adjetivo Que muestra sensiblería :es una mujer muy sensiblera .

 

sensismo

sensismo nombre masculino Sensualismo (corriente filosófica ).

 

sensitiva

sensitiva nombre femenino Planta mimosácea, originaria del Brasil, que al tocarla o sacudirla manifiesta gran sensibilidad doblando y abatiendo las hojas .

 

sensitivo, -va

sensitivo, -va adjetivo 1 De los sentidos o relacionado con ellos :después del accidente no tenía capacidad sensitiva en las manos; el cine estereoscópico de finales de la década de 1950 y el cinerama mantenían como objetivo acceder a una experiencia sensitiva lo más directa posible .2 Que puede recibir o transmitir sensaciones :neuronas sensitivas; fibras sensitivas y motoras .3 Que estimula o excita la sensibilidad :cine sensitivo .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es extraordinariamente sensible o impresionable :doña Rosa no era, ciertamente, lo que se suele decir una sensitiva .

 

sensitivomotor, -ra

sensitivomotor, -ra adjetivo med Que concierne o afecta a funciones sensitivas y motoras .SINÓNIMO sensorimotor .

 

sensitometría

sensitometría nombre femenino Parte de la óptica que estudia las propiedades de las superficies y las emulsiones sensibles a la luz .

 

sensor

sensor nombre masculino Dispositivo que capta magnitudes físicas (variaciones de luz, temperatura, sonido, etc. ) u otras alteraciones de su entorno :unos sensores de tinta detienen la máquina cuando cualquiera de los cuatro cartuchos de tinta se vacía; llama la atención el control automático ambiental, que mediante unos sensores, detecta cualquier tipo de aire contaminado y proporciona una mejor aireación en el interior .

 

sensorial

sensorial adjetivo De los sentidos corporales o relacionado con ellos :el niño conoce el mundo a través de sus percepciones sensoriales; órgano sensorial; capacidad sensorial .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del francés sensoriel o del inglés sensorial , formado a partir del latín sensorium ‘órgano del sentido ’, procedente de sensus ‘acción de percibir ’. De la familia etimológica de sentir (verbo ) (V.).

 

sensorialidad

sensorialidad nombre femenino Capacidad para percibir sensaciones a través de los sentidos :curiosamente los dos hemisferios que configuran el cerebro rigen la parte contraria del cuerpo: el hemisferio derecho, el de la sensorialidad, la parte izquierda; y el izquierdo, el mecánico, la mitad derecha .

 

sensorimétrico, -ca

sensorimétrico, -ca adjetivo De la medición de las sensaciones o relacionado con ella .

 

sensorimotor, -ra

sensorimotor, -ra adjetivo med Que concierne o afecta a funciones sensitivas y motoras :nervio sensorimotor, síndrome sensorimotor .SINÓNIMO sensitivomotor .

 

sensorio, -ria

sensorio, -ria adjetivo 1 De los sentidos o la sensibilidad, o relacionado con ellos .2 nombre masculino Centro o conjunto de todas las sensaciones .3 Imagen teórica del cerebro, considerado como centro donde llegan todas las sensaciones .También sensorio común .

 

sensu

sensu formal Palabra que se utiliza en las expresiones latinas:(i )stricto sensu o sensu stricto, que significan ‘en sentido estricto ’, ‘estrictamente hablando ’:experimentos sensu stricto no los habrá hasta que los pensadores presocráticos sientan la necesidad de emprenderlos e inventen el modo de hacerlo .(ii )sensu lato o lato sensu , que indican que una cosa se dice en sentido amplio, sin entrar en detalles .

 

sensual

sensual adjetivo 1 De las sensaciones producidas por los sentidos o relacionado con ellas :impacto visual y sensual; en su obra, trata de suprimir la diferencia que separa lo sensual de lo espiritual .2 De los placeres de los sentidos, especialmente de la excitación sexual :goce sensual .3 Que incita a estos placeres :poesía alegre y sensual; se acercó a él con movimientos sensuales; en ella descubrió sus piernas, su voz y su inquietante belleza cruda y sensual; a su edad continúa siendo una mujer muy sensual .4 [persona ] Que es aficionada a estos placeres .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín sensualis ‘relativo a los sentidos ’, derivado de sensus ‘sentido ’. De la familia etimológica de sentir (verbo ) (V.).

 

sensualidad

sensualidad nombre femenino Cualidad de sensual :se mueve con gran sensualidad; tras el episodio de la gran pintura barroca se abre un período marcado por una nueva valoración de los aspectos sensoriales y por un cierto esteticismo, no exento de velado erotismo y sensualidad .SINÓNIMO sensualismo .

 

sensualismo

sensualismo nombre masculino 1 Corriente filosófica que rechaza la división de la experiencia en interna y externa y sitúa a la sensación exterior como fuente única del conocimiento humano .SINÓNIMO sensismo .2 Sensualidad :sensualismo romántico .

 

sensualista

sensualista adjetivo 1 Del sensualismo o relacionado con él .2 adjetivo /nombre común Que es partidario de la filosofía del sensualismo .

 

sénsum

sénsum formal Palabra que se utiliza en la expresión latina ad sénsum, que significa ‘conforme al sentido ’; se aplica especialmente a cierto tipo de concordancia que se hace por el sentido y sin atender a la gramática .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sensation

sen sa tion /senséɪʃ (ə )n /→sense (形 )sensational 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗(五感 特に触覚による )感覚 , 感じ , 気持ち (→sense 類義 )▸ lose all sensation in one's legs 両足の感覚がまったくなくなる ▸ a tingling sensation ちくちくする感じ ▸ a sensation of dizziness 目が回る感じ 2 C 〖通例 形容詞 を伴って 〗 «…という » (不思議な 表現しがたい )感覚 , 感じ , 気分 «that 節 » ▸ I had a strange sensation that I had experienced it for the first time .それを初めて経験したかのような奇妙な感じがした 3 C 〖通例a ～〗世間を騒がす事件 , センセーション , 大興奮 , 大評判 ; それを引き起こした人 [物 , 事 ]▸ become an overnight sensation 一夜にして大評判となる

 

sensational

sen sa tion al /senséɪʃ (ə )n (ə )l /→sensation 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 衝撃的な , 非常に興味深い , 劇的な (dramatic )▸ a sensational victory 劇的な勝利 2 ｟非難して ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗興味本位の , 扇情的な 〈報道 〉▸ a sensational article 扇情的な記事 3 ｟くだけて ｠すばらしい , すてきな (terrific )▸ You look sensational today .君, 今日はすてきだね ～ì sm 名詞 U ｟非難して ｠扇情的な報告 [描写 ]の仕方 .～ist 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗名詞 C 扇情的な (人 ).～ly 副詞

 

sensationalize

sen s á tion al ì ze 動詞 他動詞 …への人 [世間 ]の関心をことさらあおる, …を扇情的に扱う .

 

sense

sense /sens /〖原義は 「 (五感の1つの )感覚 」〗(形 )senseless, sensible, sensitive, (名 )sensibility 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 U «…する » 分別 (のあること ), 思慮 , 良識 «to do » ; 判断力 (→sensible )▸ common sense 常識 ▸ He had the sense [good sense ] to refuse the offer .彼にはその申し出を断るだけの分別 [良識 ]があった ▸ I thought you had more sense than to do such a silly thing .そんな愚かな事をしないだけの思慮分別が君にあると思っていたのに (→know better )▸ a woman of sense 思慮分別のある女性 (!｟コーパス ｠a sensible womanの方が普通 ) 2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…という » (漠然とした )感覚 , 感じ (sensation ); 意識 , 心持ち , 気持ち (feeling ) «that 節 » (↓コーパスの窓 )▸ I had [got ] the sense that she kept something from me .彼女は何か隠し事をしているような気がした (!｟コーパス ｠theはaのこともある ) ▸ have a strong sense of self 自意識が強い ▸ There was a sense of relief from doing that .そうすることで安心感があった ▸ give people a sense of community 〈事が 〉人々に共同意識を与える ▸ lull users into a false sense of security ユーザーをだまして安心させる ▸ have [feel ] a sense of purpose 目的意識を持つ [感じる ]3 U 〖時にa ～〗(生まれながらの )感じる [知る , わかる , 判別する ]力 , 心 , 感覚 , センス (↓コーパスの窓 ; →taste 名詞 2 )▸ have a sense of humor ユーモアのセンスがある ▸ I don't think much of your dress [clothes ] sense .君の服装のセンスはたいしたことないね ▸ the moral [religious ] sense 道徳 [宗教 ]心 ▸ keep a [lose all ] sense of proportion 分別を保つ [まったく失う ]▸ lose one's sense of balance 平衡感覚を失う コーパスの窓 a /one's /the sense of …▸ a ～ of loss [urgency ]喪失 [緊迫 ]感 ▸ a ～ of pride 誇らしい気持ち ▸ a ～ of wonder «…についての » 好奇心 «about » ▸ a ～ of freedom [satisfaction, achievement ]開放 [満足, 達成 ]感 ▸ a ～ of guilt [justice ]罪悪 [正義 ]感 ▸ a ～ of belonging «…への » 帰属意識 «to » ▸ a ～ of shame 恥ずかしい気持ち ▸ a ～ of having done well うまくやったという気持ち ▸ a deep ～ of gratitude 深い感謝の気持ち ▸ a ～ of helplessness 無力感 ▸ a ～ of warmth [pain ]暖かい [痛い ]感じ ▸ a ～ of responsibility 責任感 ▸ a ～ of place 土地勘 ▸ a ～ of style 趣味の良さ ▸ a ～ of time 時間の感覚 ▸ a ～ of perspective 遠近感 ; 大局観 ▸ a ～ of identity 自己認識 ▸ a ～ of history 歴史意識 ▸ a ～ of irony 皮肉を解する力 ▸ a ～ of fun 遊び心 ▸ a ～ of duty 義務感 ▸ a ～ of reality 現実感 ▸ a ～ of occasion 状況を正確に見抜く力 ▸ a ～ of direction ↓複合語 4 C 感覚 (機能 ), 五感 (の1つ ), 肉体感覚 ; 官能 (→sensitive )▸ the sense of smell [touch, taste, hearing, sight ]嗅 （きゆう ）[触, 味, 聴, 視 ]覚 ▸ have a sixth sense 第六感が働く 〘五感を越えた直感 〙▸ the five senses 五感 ▸ have a keen [poor ] sense of smell 嗅覚が鋭い [鈍い ]類義 senseとsensation, sensibility sense は外界の刺激 影響に対する感覚的および精神的な能力. sensation は外界の刺激に対する感覚的ことに視覚的 神経的な反応. sensibility は感覚的または情緒的に感応する力 .5 〖通例one 's ～s 〗意識 ; 正気 , 本性 , 本心 ▸ lose [recover, ｟やや古 ｠regain ] one's senses 意識を失う [回復する ]▸ be out of one's senses ｟やや古 ｠気が変になっている ▸ come to one's senses 〈人が 〉自分が誤っていることに気づく, 悔い改める ▸ bring A (back ) to one's senses 〈事が 〉A 〈人 〉に誤りを気づかせる, 悔い改めさせる 6 a. C 〖通例単数形で 〗(語 句の )意味 , 語義 (→meaning 1 )▸ He's very lucky in the sense that he's got such kind parents .彼はあのような優しい両親を持っているという意味では非常に幸運だ ▸ In what sense do you use the word? 君はその語をどういう意味で用いているのか ▸ I'm a grown-up in every sense of the word .私はあらゆる意味で大人だ ▸ In a (very ) real sense , he is now one of the best tennis players .本当に彼は現役最高のテニス選手の1人だ ▸ in a broad [narrow ] sense 広い [狭い ]意味では b. U 価値 , 意義 , 意味 (point ); (もっともだと思われる )理由 , 道理 (reason )▸ What is the sense of talking like that? そんなふうに話して何になるのか in a [ò ne ] s é nse ある意味で (in a way )▸ That is true, in a sense .ある意味ではそれは本当です in n ò s é nse 断じて …でない ▸ He is in no sense a gentleman .彼が紳士であるわけがない it st à nds to s é nse 道理にかなう .m à ke (…) s é nse (!｟コーパス ｠senseの前に no , any , more, perfect, good, some, (not …) much, littleなどの修飾語を伴うことがある ) 1 〈説明 事などが 〉【人に 】意味が明瞭 （めいりよう ）である, 理解しやすい «to » ; 〈人が 〉【事を 】理解する «of » ▸ His sentences make no sense to me .彼の文は僕には理解しがたい ▸ Can you make sense of what he says? 彼の言う事がわかりますか 2 〈説明 理由などの 〉筋が通る , つじつまが合う (be reasonable )▸ His excuse for being late made no sense at all .彼の遅刻の弁解は筋が通らなかった 3 賢明である ▸ It makes sense to stop smoking .タバコはやめた方がいいよ s è e s é nse 自分の愚かさ [むちゃ ]に気づく ▸ Make her see sense before it's too late .手遅れになる前に彼女にむちゃを気づかせろ t à lk s é nse ｟主に話 ｠もっともな [まともな ]ことを言う ; 〖命令形で; T-!〗ばかなことを言うな .t à lk [kn ò ck, dr ì ve ] some s é nse into A A 〈人 〉にばかな真似をやめさせる, 根性を叩き込む (!時に荒っぽい方法を暗示する ) ▸ I will talk some sense into her .彼女にばかな真似をしないように言って聞かせるよ th è re is a s é nse in which …ある意味では …である (in a sense )▸ There is a sense in which he is a national hero .ある意味で彼は国民的英雄だ th è re is n ò s é nse in do ing …｟話 ｠…してもむだだ ▸ There is no sense in waiting here .ここで待っていてもむだだ 動詞 他動詞 1 (漠然と )〈事 〉に感づく , 気づく ; 〖～ (that )節 /wh節 〗…ということを […かを ]感づく ; 〖～ A do /doing 〗Aが … する […している ]のを感づく ▸ sense danger 危険に感づく ▸ He began to sense that he was disliked by his boss .彼は上司に嫌われていることに気づき始めた ▸ Mary sensed what was happening around her .メリーは周りで何が起こっているのか気づいていた 2 〈機械などが 〉〈事 〉を感知 [探知 ]する ; 〖～ wh節 〗…かを感知する .～̀ of dir é ction 1 方向感覚 ▸ lose one's sense of direction 方向感覚を失う ▸ have a very bad [pretty poor ] sense of direction 方向音痴である .2 (人生の )目的意識 .～́ ò rgans 〖the ～〗感覚器官 〘目 耳 鼻など 〙.

 

senseless

sense less /sénsləs /→sense 形容詞 1 more ～; most ～｟非難して ｠〈出来事 行為が 〉無意味な , 思慮を欠いた , むだな ▸ the senseless killing of innocent children 罪なき子供たちの愚かな殺戮 （さつりく ）2 比較なし 意識を失った , 意識不明の ▸ My father drank himself senseless .父は気を失うまで酒を飲んだ ～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞

 

sensibility

sen si bil i ty /sènsəbɪ́ləti /→sense 名詞 複 -ties 1 〖one's ～/-ties 〗(細やかな )感情 , 気持ち (→sense 類義 )▸ wound [offend ] her sensibilities 彼女の気持ちを傷つける [気分を害する ]2 U (文学 芸術などに対する )感受性 , 感性 ▸ artistic sensibility 芸術的感性 3 U ｟やや古 ｠【外的刺激に対する 】感度 , 感覚 (力 ) «to » .

 

sensible

sen si ble /sénsəb (ə )l /→sense 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖it is sensible (for A ) to do 〗(A 〈人 〉が )…するのは賢明である (!｟コーパス ｠to不定詞の意味上の主語であるfor Aは特に必要な場合以外ない方が普通 ) ; 〖it is sensible of A to do /A is sensible to do 〗…するとはA 〈人 〉は賢明である , 賢明にもA 〈人 〉は … する ▸ It is sensible (for children ) to have these diseases early .(子供は )早い時期にこれらの病気にかかっておくのが賢明である 2 〈考え 行為が 〉分別がある , 思慮深い ; 〈人が 〉 «…について » 分別がある «about » (→sensitive )▸ Be sensible about your money .お金のことではしっかりしなさい 3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗実用的な , 実用本位の 〈服 靴など 〉.4 ｟かたく やや古 ｠ «…に » 気づいている , «…を » 認識している «of » ▸ Tom is sensible of the responsibility .トムは責任を感じている 5 ｟かたく ｠顕著な , 目立つ , 気がつくほどの ▸ There was a sensible decrease in temperature .温度がはっきりわかるほど下がった ～ness 名詞 U 分別のあること .

 

sensibly

s é n si bly 副詞 1 賢明にも, 賢くも .2 実用的に .3 目立って, かなり .

 

sensitive

sen si tive /sénsətɪv /→sense 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 【他人の感情 問題 要求などに 】敏感な , 感じやすい , 理解のある «to » (→sensible )▸ Jim is sensitive to her feelings .ジムは彼女の気持ちがよくわかる ▸ a sensitive and caring guy 気が回って親切なやつ 2 «…に » 神経過敏な , 傷つきやすい «about , to » ▸ be sensitive about one's figure 体型を気にしている ▸ Lisa is sensitive to criticism .リサは批判を気にする ▸ a sensitive soul つまらないことですぐ怒る人 3 (痛みなどを )感じやすい , 【痛み 温度などに 】影響を受けやすい «to » ▸ be sensitive to heat 暑さに弱い 4 (文学 芸術において表現が )繊細な , 微妙な点を表現する ▸ a sensitive pianist 繊細な演奏をするピアニスト 5 (事態 話題などが )細心の注意を要する , 微妙な ; 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗極秘の 〈文書 情報など 〉▸ a sensitive issue デリケートな問題 6 〈計器 フィルムなどが 〉 «…に対して » 感度が高い «to » ▸ be highly sensitive to higher frequency 高周波に対して感度がいい ▸ light [heat ]-sensitive 感光 [感熱 ]性の 7 〈市場などが 〉 «…の » 影響を受けやすい «to » .～́ pl à nt 〘植 〙オジギソウ .～ly 副詞 敏感に ; 過敏に ; 微妙に .～ness 名詞 U 感じやすいこと ; 過敏 .

 

sensitivity

sen si tiv i ty /sènsətɪ́vəti /名詞 複 -ties U C 1 細やかさ, 感覚 ; 感受性 ; (芸術的 )感性 .2 〖通例 -ties 〗過敏さ [症 ].3 (問題 情報が )扱いが難しいこと .4 (計器 フィルムなどの )精度, 感度 .5 (事態への )敏感な反応 .～́ tr à ining 感受性訓練 〘集団内の人間関係の向上のために行うグループ訓練法 〙.

 

sensitize

sen si tize /sénsətàɪz /動詞 他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 be ～d 〗【問題 状況について 】容易に気づくようになる, 敏感になる «to » .2 〘物理 化 〙〖通例 be ～d 〗 «…に » 反応性を持つ «to » .3 〘写 〙〈フィルムなど 〉に感光性を与える .s è n si ti z á tion 名詞

 

sensor

sen sor /sénsə r / (! censorと同音 ) 名詞 C (光 熱 音などの )感知装置, センサー .

 

sensory

sen so ry /séns (ə )ri /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗(五感の )感覚にかかわる, 知覚の ▸ a sensory organ 感覚器官

 

sensual

sen su al /sénʃuəl |-sju- /形容詞 1 官能的な, 性的魅力のある, 性欲をそそる ; 肉体的快楽を好む .2 体に感じる, 体に快い感じを与える .3 (知に対して )肉体の, 官能の (↔spiritual ).～ly 副詞

 

sensuality

sen su al i ty /sènʃuǽləti |-sju- /名詞 U 官能的なこと, 性的魅力 ; 好色, みだら ; 体に受ける快い感覚 .

 

sensuous

sen su ous /sénʃuəs |-sju- /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 五感に訴える ; 体に快い感じを与える, 心地よい .2 〈画像 音楽が 〉官能的な, 刺激的な .3 性欲をそそる ; 好色な (sensual ).4 感覚の [にかかわる ]; 敏感な .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞