sixth sense
/ˌsɪksθ ˈsɛns
/noun
A supposed intuitive faculty giving awareness not explicable in terms of normal perception: some sixth sense told him he was not alone...
- In addition to your five physical senses, you were born with intuition, your sixth sense.
- When you are in the jungle for a while you are supposed to develop a sixth sense - to know when something is going to happen and to know when you are being watched.
- Very likely, some intuitive hunches do indicate the presence of a sixth sense.
Synonyms
instinct, intuition, intuitiveness;
clairvoyance, second sight, divination, ESP (extrasensory perception)