sensifacientadj.

Brit.

/sɛnsᵻˈfeɪʃnt/,

/sɛnsᵻˈfeɪʃɪənt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛnsəˈfeɪʃ(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin sensus , -i- connective, -facient comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin sensus sense n. + -i- connective + -facient comb. form.

Now rare.

Giving rise to sensation; involved in the production of sensations; sensitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > causing physical sensation

sensific1634

pathetic1653

sensigenous1874

aesthesiogenic1879

sensifacient1879

sensificatory1879

1879 T. H. Huxley in Nineteenth Cent. Apr. 603 Moreover, the epithelium may be said to be receptive, the nerve fibres transmissive, and the sensorium sensifacient.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 514 Sensifacient cells.

1953 Brain 76 19 The lips and the tip of the tongue are more sensifacient.

1999 I. Mansk Emil Brut 132 They engage now in nose communication, like lovers re-meeting after long separation: noses more susceptible, more sensifacient, more maddening than lips.

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

单词	sensifacient
释义	sensifacientadj. Brit. /sɛnsᵻˈfeɪʃnt/, /sɛnsᵻˈfeɪʃɪənt/, U.S. /ˌsɛnsəˈfeɪʃ(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin sensus , -i- connective, -facient comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin sensus sense n. + -i- connective + -facient comb. form. Now rare. Giving rise to sensation; involved in the production of sensations; sensitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > causing physical sensation sensific1634 pathetic1653 sensigenous1874 aesthesiogenic1879 sensifacient1879 sensificatory1879 1879 T. H. Huxley in Nineteenth Cent. Apr. 603 Moreover, the epithelium may be said to be receptive, the nerve fibres transmissive, and the sensorium sensifacient. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 514 Sensifacient cells. 1953 Brain 76 19 The lips and the tip of the tongue are more sensifacient. 1999 I. Mansk Emil Brut 132 They engage now in nose communication, like lovers re-meeting after long separation: noses more susceptible, more sensifacient, more maddening than lips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1879
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