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noun
1.
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body.
2.
these faculties collectively.
3.
their operation or function; sensation.
4.
a feeling or perception produced through the organs of touch, taste, etc., or resulting from a particular condition of some part of the body: to have a sense of cold.
5.
EXPANDa faculty or function of the mind analogous to sensation: the moral sense.
6.
any special capacity for perception, estimation, appreciation, etc.: a sense of humor.
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a more or less vague perception or impression: a sense of security.
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a mental discernment, realization, or recognition; acuteness: a just sense of the worth of a thing.
10.
the recognition of something as incumbent or fitting: a sense of duty.
11.
sound practical intelligence: He has no sense.
12.
something that is sensible or reasonable: to talk sense.
13.
the meaning or gist of something: You missed the sense of his statement.
14.
the value or worth of something; merit: There's no sense in worrying about the past.
15.
the meaning of a word or phrase in a specific context, especially as isolated in a dictionary or glossary; the semantic element in a word or group of words.
16.
an opinion or judgment formed or held, especially by an assemblage or body of persons: the sense of a meeting.
17.
Genetics. a DNA sequence that is capable of coding for an amino acid (distinguished from nonsense).
18.
COLLAPSEMathematics. one of two opposite directions in which a vector may point.
verb (used with object)
19.
to perceive (something) by the senses; become aware of.
20.
to grasp the meaning of; understand.
21.
(of certain mechanical devices) to detect physical phenomena, as light, temperature, radioactivity, etc., mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.
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Computers. to read (punched holes, tape, data, etc.) mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.
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Make sense
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come to one's senses, to regain one's good judgment or realistic point of view; become reasonable.
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in a sense, according to one explanation or view; to a certain extent: In a sense it may have been the only possible solution.
25.
make sense, to be reasonable or comprehensible: His attitude doesn't make sense.
Origin:
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English < Latin sēnsus sensation, feeling, understanding, equivalent to sent(īre) to feel + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s; (v.) derivative of the noun
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English < Latin sēnsus sensation, feeling, understanding, equivalent to sent(īre) to feel + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s; (v.) derivative of the noun
Related forms
half-sensed, adjective
un·sensed, adjective
un·sens·ing, adjective
Synonyms
4. Sense, sensation refer to consciousness of stimulus or of a perception as pleasant or unpleasant. A sense is an awareness or recognition of something; the stimulus may be subjective and the entire process may be mental or intellectual: a sense of failure. A sensation is an impression derived from an objective (external) stimulus through any of the sense organs: a sensation of heat. It is also a general, indefinite physical or emotional feeling: a sensation of weariness. 5. awareness, apprehension. 7. rationality. 9. estimation, appreciation. 13. signification, import, denotation, connotation, interpretation. See meaning. 16. feeling, sentiment. 19. discern, appreciate, recognize.
4. Sense, sensation refer to consciousness of stimulus or of a perception as pleasant or unpleasant. A sense is an awareness or recognition of something; the stimulus may be subjective and the entire process may be mental or intellectual: a sense of failure. A sensation is an impression derived from an objective (external) stimulus through any of the sense organs: a sensation of heat. It is also a general, indefinite physical or emotional feeling: a sensation of weariness. 5. awareness, apprehension. 7. rationality. 9. estimation, appreciation. 13. signification, import, denotation, connotation, interpretation. See meaning. 16. feeling, sentiment. 19. discern, appreciate, recognize.
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Word Origin & History
sense
c.1400, "faculty of perception," also "meaning or interpretation" (esp. of Holy Scripture), from O.Fr. sens, from L. sensus "perception, feeling, undertaking, meaning," from sentire "perceive, feel, know," prob. a fig. use of a lit. meaning "to find one's way," from PIE base *sent- "to go" (cf. O.H.G.
EXPANDsinnan "to go, travel, strive after, have in mind, perceive," Ger. Sinn "sense, mind," O.E. sið "way, journey," O.Ir. set, Welsh hynt "way"). Application to any one of the external or outward senses (touch, sight, hearing, etc.) first recorded 1526.
COLLAPSE
"Hornkostel cites a Negro tribe that has a separate word for seeing, but employs a common term for hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching." [A.G. Engstrom, "Philological Quarterly," XXV, 1946]The verb meaning "to perceive by the senses" is recorded from 1598. Senses "mental faculties, sanity" is attested from 1568.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
sense (sěns)
n.
Any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside or inside the body are received and felt, as the faculties of hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste, and equilibrium.
A perception or feeling that is produced by a stimulus; sensation, as of hunger.
To become aware of; perceive.
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sinse definition[sɪnts] and [ˈsɛnts (bəd)]and sense (bud)
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
make sense
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Be understandable. This usage, first recorded in 1686, is often used in a negative context, as in This explanation doesn't make sense.
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Be reasonable, wise, or practical, as in It makes sense to find out first how many will attend the conference. This term employs sense in the meaning of "what is reasonable," a usage dating from 1600. In Britain it is also put as stand to sense.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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