If you say that someone has a sixth sense, you mean that they seem to have a natural ability to know about things before other people, or to know things that other people do not know.
The interesting thing about O'Reilly is his sixth sense for finding people who havegood ideas. [+ for]
Synonyms: intuition, second sight, clairvoyance, feyness More Synonyms of sixth sense
sixth sense in British English
noun
any supposed sense or means of perception, such as intuition or clairvoyance, other than the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell
sixth sense in American English
a power of perception thought of as a sense in addition to the commonly accepted five senses; intuitive power
Examples of 'sixth sense' in a sentence
sixth sense
How good is your sixth sense?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You have a sixth sense about other people 's worries and can give golden advice.
The Sun (2008)
It's a feel thing - a sixth sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
(noun)
Definition
the supposed ability of knowing something instinctively without having any evidence for it
He has a sixth sense for finding people who have good ideas.
Synonyms
intuition
Her intuition was telling her that something was wrong.