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sixth sense
sixth sensen. A power of perception seemingly independent of the five senses; keen intuition.sixth sense n (Alternative Belief Systems) 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′
n. a power of perception beyond the five senses. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sixth sense - grasping the inner nature of things intuitivelyinsightintuition - instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) |
sixth sensenoun intuition, second sight, clairvoyance, feyness He has a sixth sense for finding people who have good ideas.sixth sensenounThe power to discern the true nature of a person or situation:insight, instinct, intuition, intuitiveness, penetration.Translationssense (sens) noun1. one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices. 五種感官之一 感官2. a feeling. He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance. 感覺 感觉3. an awareness of (something). a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour. 辨識力，感覺 意识，感觉能力 4. good judgement. You can rely on him – he has plenty of sense. 判斷力 辨别力5. a meaning (of a word). (字的)意義 意义，含义 6. something which is meaningful. Can you make sense of her letter? 有意義 理解，弄懂 verb to feel, become aware of, or realize. He sensed that she disapproved. 察覺到 觉察ˈsenseless adjective1. stunned or unconscious. The blow knocked him senseless. 失去知覺的 无知觉的2. foolish. What a senseless thing to do! 愚蠢的 愚蠢的ˈsenselessly adverb 失去知覺地，愚蠢地 无知觉地，愚蠢地 ˈsenselessness noun 失去知覺，愚蠢 无知觉，愚蠢 ˈsenses noun plural (usually with my, ~his, ~her etc) a person's normal, sane state of mind. He must have taken leave of his senses; When he came to his senses, he was lying in a hospital bed. 理智 理智sixth sense an ability to feel or realize something apparently not by means of any of the five senses. He couldn't hear or see anyone, but a sixth sense told him that he was being followed. 第六感 第六感，直觉 sixth sense
sixth sense1. A supernatural ability to sense or perceive that which is hidden to the normal five senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste). A rumor started that the little girl possessed a sixth sense, allowing her to hear the whispers of the dead.2. An extremely keen or accurate intuition, as about what will happen or the best course of action. My mom always seems to have a sixth sense when we're about to get into trouble. Jim's always had a sixth sense when it comes to investing his money wisely.See also: sense, sixthsixth sensea supposed power to know or feel things that are not perceptible by the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. My sixth sense told me to avoid going home by my usual route. Later I discovered there had been a fatal accident on it. Jane's sixth sense demanded that she not trust Tom, even though he seemed honest enough.See also: sense, sixthsixth senseKeen intuition, as in She had a sixth sense that they would find it in the cellar. This term alludes to a sense in addition to the five physical senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. [c. 1800] See also: sense, sixtha sixth sense If you have a sixth sense about something, you have a feeling about it that does not come from seeing, hearing, touching, tasting or smelling it. A sixth sense warned me that something didn't feel right.See also: sense, sixtha sixth ˈsense a special ability to know something without using any of the five senses that include sight, touch, etc: A kind of sixth sense told her that there was someone else in the room, and she turned round quickly.See also: sense, sixthsixth sense, aIntuitive knowledge. The term alludes to a sense in addition to those of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, and dates from about 1800. “In Germany it has of late been attempted to be shown that every man is possessed of a sixth sense,” wrote J. M. Good (The Study of Medicine, 1829). Although today we also call it “extrasensory perception” (or ESP), the expression sixth sense is still heard.See also: sixthsixth sense
sixth sense 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 (religion, spiritualism, and occult)Also known as extrasensory perception, the sixth sense embodies precognition, or a knowledge of future events that logically cannot be based on present events. Many people, such as Ursula "Mother" Shipton, who foretold the future, were referred to as having a "sixth sense." MedicalSeesensesixth sense
Synonyms for sixth sensenoun intuitionSynonyms- intuition
- second sight
- clairvoyance
- feyness
Synonyms for sixth sensenoun the power to discern the true nature of a person or situationSynonyms- insight
- instinct
- intuition
- intuitiveness
- penetration
Synonyms for sixth sensenoun grasping the inner nature of things intuitivelySynonymsRelated Words |