sensationaladj.n.

Brit.

/s(ɛ)nˈseɪʃn̩(ə)l/,

/s(ɛ)nˈseɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S.

/sɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/,

/sənˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sensation n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < sensation n. + -al suffix¹.

A. adj.

1. Philosophy. Designating the doctrine or theory that knowledge is derived solely from the senses; relating to or advocating this doctrine or theory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [adjective] > of perception > relating to sensualism

sensational1801

sensualistic1828

sensual1829

sensualist1839

sensationalist1846

sensationalistic1846

sensist1850

sensistic1856

sensationist1868

sensationistic1899

1801 Ann. Reg. 1800 (Otridge ed.) Hist. Europe 233/2 That sensational or sentimental philosophy is not to be considered..as the cause of that general relaxation of both mind and morals, which characterizes the present period.

1855 Dublin Rev. 38 198 The Sensational School [of Philosophy], as it has been called.

1910 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 7 477 The word [‘intellectualism’] is used to denote the antithesis to the sensational theory of knowledge.

1967 H. L. Boorman & R. C. Howard Biogr. Dict. Republican China I. 131/1 Pearson accepted the abstract, ideal, quality of knowledge but failed to see that such acceptance contradicted his theory of sensational epistemology.

1991 S. J. Scott Frontiers of Consciousness i. 17 He rejected the narrowly sensational theory of experience given in British empiricism.

2. Of, relating to, or dependent on sensation or the senses; sensory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [adjective] > of or relating to physical sensation

animala1400

sensible?a1425

sensualc1429

sensitive1502

sensate1677

sensatory1720

sensorial1742

aesthetic1798

sensational1807

sensatorial1847

perceptual1878

psychosensory1881

aesthesic1898

1807 Crit Rev. Mar. 271 This secret agency of sensational influence is very visible in the representations of the theatre.

1847 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. (rev. ed.) II. 651 No apprehension of things is purely ideal: no experience of external things is purely sensational.

1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 348 I am persuaded that the Divine-human life as much includes sensational pleasure, as intelligence, righteousness, purity, and goodness.

1915 J. H. Parsons Introd. Study Colour Vision 85 The sensational response to a single short-lived stimulus is not a single, equally short-lived light sensation.

1974 L. Sklar Space, Time, & Spacetime (1977) ii. 91 The kind of sensational experience compatible with a non-Euclidean geometry is perfectly possible.

2014 J. Carrette in M. Halliwell & J. D. S. Rasmussen W. James & Transatlantic Conversat. xii. 212 Halliwell and Lambert underline the primary nature of relations and show how they rest on the sensational world.

a. Esp. with reference to popular literature or journalism: provoking or intended to provoke a strong emotional response, often at the expense of other considerations such as factual accuracy or good taste; causing or seeking to cause great public excitement or interest in this way; lurid, melodramatic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [adjective]

theatric1656

spectacular1682

theatrical1709

dramatic1726

sensationary1755

pyrotechnical1825

grandstand1835

pyrotechnic1848

sensational1859

razzle-dazzle1888

whizz-bang1919

glitzy1966

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > sensational

sensationary1755

lurid1850

sensational1859

sensationist1859

sensationalist1862

sensationalistic1863

yellow book1895

pulpy1915

1859 N.Y. Times 21 June 5/4 He was evidently a sensational preacher, and was fishing for a sensation.

a1878 B. Taylor Stud. German Lit. (1879) 190 The ‘sensational’ element which has crept into English and American literature is worse than the affected classicism of the 17th century.

1885 Diary of Actress viii. 131 Rehearsing all the morning: a most sensational piece.

1934 W. Lewis ‘Detachment’ & Fictionist in Eng. Rev. 59 569 I have made it plain how necessary I consider it to be to preserve intact the famous ‘detachment’ of the artist and the man of science, even in the crudest and most sensational dramatical rough-stuff.

1990 J. Halperin Novelists in their Youth ii. 87 This..deliberately sensational story, touching among other things upon murder, abduction, impersonation, illegitimacy, adultery.

2013 J. Smolin Moroccan Noir v. 163 A sensational press..was set free to cover crime.

b. Giving rise to great excitement and interest in an audience or among the public.Often with overtones of sense A. 3c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > public excitement > [adjective] > relating to that which causes

sensational1898

1898 G. B. Shaw Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant I. p. xix It is quite possible for a piece to enjoy the most sensational success on the basis of a complete misunderstanding of its philosophy.

1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 Oct. 3/4 The most sensational thing in the scientific world today is liquid air.

1927 Melody Maker Aug. 800 (advt.) The sensational hit. Sweeping the country like a cyclone.

1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 91 Produce some prints that would be so sensational that I'd make the big time in the papers and magazines.

1992 Vanity Fair Feb. 174/1 The twenty-two-year-old torch singer from Astoria, Queens, made her sensational Broadway debut.

2010 Daily Tel. 25 Aug. 31/1 HRH Prince Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza..was even better known for his sensational marriage to Princess Irene of the Netherlands.

c. colloquial. Very remarkable or striking. Also as a general term of approval: very impressive, outstanding.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective]

wonderlyc893

wonderfula1100

wondera1175

wondersa1300

marvellousc1330

marvela1400

marvelly?a1400

mirablec1429

admirablec1450

marvellablec1450

mirific1490

wondrous1509

extonious1548

portentious1549

miraculous1569

geason1572

mirificalc1572

astounding1590

amazing1593

wonderedc1595

admiring1598

prodigious1600

astonishable1603

fabulous1609

wondered-at?1611

necromantic1627

stupendous1640

nigromantic1645

mirandous1652

surprising1665

mirabundous1694

astonishinga1704

wondersome1774

sublime1813

nasty1834

kill-me-quite1842

breathtaking1843

breath-catching1865

miracle-working1867

mouth opening1867

stupefying1870

gee whiz1889

scorching1890

doozy1903

sensational1909

eye-popping1918

wunnerful1924

crashing1931

staggering1934

eyewatering1950

mind-boggling1955

Ozymandian1961

knock-out1966

mind-blowing1966

motherfucking1973

boggling1975

gobsmacking1981

tubular1982

1909 E. Glyn Elizabeth Visits Amer. 24 As he made a sensational backing turn into a fieldish looking place, (it was dark twilight) our hind wheels sunk in up to their axles.

1922 Times 21 June 20/4 It had been crossed by a lady who had..atoned in some measure for her previousness by describing the ridge as sensational and testifying to its isolation and terror.

1959 N. Coward Diary 21 Dec. (2000) 422 My work room is a dream and feels really shut away from the rest of the house, and my multiple shower is sensational.

1984 Financial Times 28 Apr. 19/2 Americans seem to be fond of salads as a first course, which can be a sensational start to a dinner if as good as this one.

2000 M. A. Clarke Whenever he saw Marching Band 65 Good job, Sayre. You were sensational.

B. n.

1. With the. That which is sensational (in sense A. 2). Now rare.

ΚΠ

1808 Crit. Rev. Sept. 79 The following attempt at the sensational and picturesque.

1871 J. Hinton Select. from MSS II. 412 If we could keep our heart fixed upon the fact, the life, and see all the sensational as subordinate to it, how different the world would be to us.

1902 M. S. Read Eng. Evolutionary Ethics vi. 73 The idea of authoritativeness has come to be connected with feelings representative and ideal, as opposed to the sensational and presentative.

1966 Keats-Shelley Jrnl. 15 61 The co-existence of the sensational and the ideal is characteristically revealed in the letter of September 22.

a. With the. That which is sensational (in sense A. 3a).

ΚΠ

1855 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 May 309/2 They are for a maximum of the sensational, the eventful, the exciting.

1899 H. Wright Depopulation 90 In modern life, where the electric waves of the sensational vibrate through a continent rapidly.

1926 Rattle of Theta Chi Nov. 25/1 He made up for his lack of ability with the bat in his fielding, which..bordered on the sensational.

1973 W. C. McWilliams Idea of Fraternity in Amer. (1974) x. 250 His taste for the sensational as a means of gaining attention.

2014 M. Aaron Death & Moving Image i. 17 The remarkable potential of the new technology [sc. film]—especially its capacity to harness perspective and illusion in the service of the sensational.

†b. U.S. In plural. Chiefly with the. Newspapers, books, etc., dealing with subject matter which is sensational (in sense A. 3a). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun]

stage-work1649

scenery1726

theatricalness1727

dramatizing1808

show1822

theatricality1837

pyrotechny1845

theatricalism1854

sensational1861

sensationalism1862

sensationism1862

theatricism1872

theatricalization1875

dramaticism1878

dramatism1880

spectacularity1883

spectacularism1888

theatre1926

son et lumière1968

society > communication > journalism > journal > newspaper > [noun] > sensational

sensational1861

yellow1897

scandal sheet1904

smear sheet1951

1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 20 Apr. 183/1 The illustrated sensationals of the city.

1877 Evolution Dec. 324/1 The sagacity of this firm is not limited to their choice in sensationals.

1901 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 407/2 The sensationals had been encouraging cranks to remember the rights of labor.

1913 Independent (N.Y.) 5 June 1313/2 These are the periodicals that achieve real success... There are many good signs..that people are turning from the sensationals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sensational
释义	sensationaladj.n. Brit. /s(ɛ)nˈseɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /s(ɛ)nˈseɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /sɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/, /sənˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sensation n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < sensation n. + -al suffix¹. A. adj. 1. Philosophy. Designating the doctrine or theory that knowledge is derived solely from the senses; relating to or advocating this doctrine or theory. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [adjective] > of perception > relating to sensualism sensational1801 sensualistic1828 sensual1829 sensualist1839 sensationalist1846 sensationalistic1846 sensist1850 sensistic1856 sensationist1868 sensationistic1899 1801 Ann. Reg. 1800 (Otridge ed.) Hist. Europe 233/2 That sensational or sentimental philosophy is not to be considered..as the cause of that general relaxation of both mind and morals, which characterizes the present period. 1855 Dublin Rev. 38 198 The Sensational School [of Philosophy], as it has been called. 1910 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 7 477 The word [‘intellectualism’] is used to denote the antithesis to the sensational theory of knowledge. 1967 H. L. Boorman & R. C. Howard Biogr. Dict. Republican China I. 131/1 Pearson accepted the abstract, ideal, quality of knowledge but failed to see that such acceptance contradicted his theory of sensational epistemology. 1991 S. J. Scott Frontiers of Consciousness i. 17 He rejected the narrowly sensational theory of experience given in British empiricism. 2. Of, relating to, or dependent on sensation or the senses; sensory. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [adjective] > of or relating to physical sensation animala1400 sensible?a1425 sensualc1429 sensitive1502 sensate1677 sensatory1720 sensorial1742 aesthetic1798 sensational1807 sensatorial1847 perceptual1878 psychosensory1881 aesthesic1898 1807 Crit Rev. Mar. 271 This secret agency of sensational influence is very visible in the representations of the theatre. 1847 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. (rev. ed.) II. 651 No apprehension of things is purely ideal: no experience of external things is purely sensational. 1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 348 I am persuaded that the Divine-human life as much includes sensational pleasure, as intelligence, righteousness, purity, and goodness. 1915 J. H. Parsons Introd. Study Colour Vision 85 The sensational response to a single short-lived stimulus is not a single, equally short-lived light sensation. 1974 L. Sklar Space, Time, & Spacetime (1977) ii. 91 The kind of sensational experience compatible with a non-Euclidean geometry is perfectly possible. 2014 J. Carrette in M. Halliwell & J. D. S. Rasmussen W. James & Transatlantic Conversat. xii. 212 Halliwell and Lambert underline the primary nature of relations and show how they rest on the sensational world. 3. a. Esp. with reference to popular literature or journalism: provoking or intended to provoke a strong emotional response, often at the expense of other considerations such as factual accuracy or good taste; causing or seeking to cause great public excitement or interest in this way; lurid, melodramatic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [adjective] theatric1656 spectacular1682 theatrical1709 dramatic1726 sensationary1755 pyrotechnical1825 grandstand1835 pyrotechnic1848 sensational1859 razzle-dazzle1888 whizz-bang1919 glitzy1966 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > sensational sensationary1755 lurid1850 sensational1859 sensationist1859 sensationalist1862 sensationalistic1863 yellow book1895 pulpy1915 1859 N.Y. Times 21 June 5/4 He was evidently a sensational preacher, and was fishing for a sensation. a1878 B. Taylor Stud. German Lit. (1879) 190 The ‘sensational’ element which has crept into English and American literature is worse than the affected classicism of the 17th century. 1885 Diary of Actress viii. 131 Rehearsing all the morning: a most sensational piece. 1934 W. Lewis ‘Detachment’ & Fictionist in Eng. Rev. 59 569 I have made it plain how necessary I consider it to be to preserve intact the famous ‘detachment’ of the artist and the man of science, even in the crudest and most sensational dramatical rough-stuff. 1990 J. Halperin Novelists in their Youth ii. 87 This..deliberately sensational story, touching among other things upon murder, abduction, impersonation, illegitimacy, adultery. 2013 J. Smolin Moroccan Noir v. 163 A sensational press..was set free to cover crime. b. Giving rise to great excitement and interest in an audience or among the public.Often with overtones of sense A. 3c. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > public excitement > [adjective] > relating to that which causes sensational1898 1898 G. B. Shaw Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant I. p. xix It is quite possible for a piece to enjoy the most sensational success on the basis of a complete misunderstanding of its philosophy. 1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 Oct. 3/4 The most sensational thing in the scientific world today is liquid air. 1927 Melody Maker Aug. 800 (advt.) The sensational hit. Sweeping the country like a cyclone. 1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 91 Produce some prints that would be so sensational that I'd make the big time in the papers and magazines. 1992 Vanity Fair Feb. 174/1 The twenty-two-year-old torch singer from Astoria, Queens, made her sensational Broadway debut. 2010 Daily Tel. 25 Aug. 31/1 HRH Prince Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza..was even better known for his sensational marriage to Princess Irene of the Netherlands. c. colloquial. Very remarkable or striking. Also as a general term of approval: very impressive, outstanding. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] wonderlyc893 wonderfula1100 wondera1175 wondersa1300 marvellousc1330 marvela1400 marvelly?a1400 mirablec1429 admirablec1450 marvellablec1450 mirific1490 wondrous1509 extonious1548 portentious1549 miraculous1569 geason1572 mirificalc1572 astounding1590 amazing1593 wonderedc1595 admiring1598 prodigious1600 astonishable1603 fabulous1609 wondered-at?1611 necromantic1627 stupendous1640 nigromantic1645 mirandous1652 surprising1665 mirabundous1694 astonishinga1704 wondersome1774 sublime1813 nasty1834 kill-me-quite1842 breathtaking1843 breath-catching1865 miracle-working1867 mouth opening1867 stupefying1870 gee whiz1889 scorching1890 doozy1903 sensational1909 eye-popping1918 wunnerful1924 crashing1931 staggering1934 eyewatering1950 mind-boggling1955 Ozymandian1961 knock-out1966 mind-blowing1966 motherfucking1973 boggling1975 gobsmacking1981 tubular1982 1909 E. Glyn Elizabeth Visits Amer. 24 As he made a sensational backing turn into a fieldish looking place, (it was dark twilight) our hind wheels sunk in up to their axles. 1922 Times 21 June 20/4 It had been crossed by a lady who had..atoned in some measure for her previousness by describing the ridge as sensational and testifying to its isolation and terror. 1959 N. Coward Diary 21 Dec. (2000) 422 My work room is a dream and feels really shut away from the rest of the house, and my multiple shower is sensational. 1984 Financial Times 28 Apr. 19/2 Americans seem to be fond of salads as a first course, which can be a sensational start to a dinner if as good as this one. 2000 M. A. Clarke Whenever he saw Marching Band 65 Good job, Sayre. You were sensational. B. n. 1. With the. That which is sensational (in sense A. 2). Now rare. ΚΠ 1808 Crit. Rev. Sept. 79 The following attempt at the sensational and picturesque. 1871 J. Hinton Select. from MSS II. 412 If we could keep our heart fixed upon the fact, the life, and see all the sensational as subordinate to it, how different the world would be to us. 1902 M. S. Read Eng. Evolutionary Ethics vi. 73 The idea of authoritativeness has come to be connected with feelings representative and ideal, as opposed to the sensational and presentative. 1966 Keats-Shelley Jrnl. 15 61 The co-existence of the sensational and the ideal is characteristically revealed in the letter of September 22. 2. a. With the. That which is sensational (in sense A. 3a). ΚΠ 1855 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 May 309/2 They are for a maximum of the sensational, the eventful, the exciting. 1899 H. Wright Depopulation 90 In modern life, where the electric waves of the sensational vibrate through a continent rapidly. 1926 Rattle of Theta Chi Nov. 25/1 He made up for his lack of ability with the bat in his fielding, which..bordered on the sensational. 1973 W. C. McWilliams Idea of Fraternity in Amer. (1974) x. 250 His taste for the sensational as a means of gaining attention. 2014 M. Aaron Death & Moving Image i. 17 The remarkable potential of the new technology [sc. film]—especially its capacity to harness perspective and illusion in the service of the sensational. †b. U.S. In plural. Chiefly with the. Newspapers, books, etc., dealing with subject matter which is sensational (in sense A. 3a). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun] stage-work1649 scenery1726 theatricalness1727 dramatizing1808 show1822 theatricality1837 pyrotechny1845 theatricalism1854 sensational1861 sensationalism1862 sensationism1862 theatricism1872 theatricalization1875 dramaticism1878 dramatism1880 spectacularity1883 spectacularism1888 theatre1926 son et lumière1968 society > communication > journalism > journal > newspaper > [noun] > sensational sensational1861 yellow1897 scandal sheet1904 smear sheet1951 1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 20 Apr. 183/1 The illustrated sensationals of the city. 1877 Evolution Dec. 324/1 The sagacity of this firm is not limited to their choice in sensationals. 1901 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 407/2 The sensationals had been encouraging cranks to remember the rights of labor. 1913 Independent (N.Y.) 5 June 1313/2 These are the periodicals that achieve real success... 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