sixth sense
noun /ˌsɪksθ ˈsens/
/ˌsɪksθ ˈsens/
[singular]- a special ability to know something without using any of the five senses that include sight, touch, etc.
- My sixth sense told me to stay here and wait.
- Often our intuition or sixth sense warns us of impending danger.
- Parents tend to develop a sixth sense that means they know when their children are really sick.
- Some kind of sixth sense warned me not to stay there.