Sense
nnoun.cognitiona general conscious awarenessExamples:- a sense of security
- a sense of happiness
- a sense of danger
- a sense of self
Derivationally Related Form:sensifysense
Hypernyms:awareness cognisance cognizance consciousness knowingness
Inherited Hypernyms:senseawarenessknowinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:sense of directionsense of responsibility
Full Hyponyms:sense of directionsense of responsibility
nnoun.communicationthe meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpretedSynset:signified
Examples:- the dictionary gave several senses for the word
- in the best sense charity is really a duty
- the signifier is linked to the signified
Hypernyms:import meaning significance signification
Inherited Hypernyms:sensemeaningmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:acceptationword meaningword sense
Full Hyponyms:word meaning
nnoun.cognitionthe faculty through which the external world is apprehendedSynset:sensation sensory faculty sentience sentiency
Examples:- in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
Derivationally Related Form:sensifysensesensorialsensuoussentient
Hypernyms:faculty mental faculty module
Inherited Hypernyms:sensefacultyabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:modalitysense modalitysensibilitysensitivenesssensitivitysensory system
Full Hyponyms:absolute pitchachromatic visionacuityacutenessbinocular visioncentral visioncolor visiondaylight visiondistance visionearequilibriumexcitabilityexteroceptioneyesightfoveal visionhearinghypersensitivityinteroceptionkinanesthesiakinesthesiakinesthesismodalitymonocular visionnear visionnight visionnoseoxyopiaperipheral visionphotosensitivityproprioceptionresponsivenesssensitivitysightsmellsomatosensesomesthesiastereoscopic visionstigmatismtactual sensationtastetouchtwenty-twenty
nnoun.cognitionsound practical judgmentSynset:common sense good sense gumption horse sense mother wit
Examples:- Common sense is not so common
- he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
- fortunately she had the good sense to run away
Derivationally Related Form:sensecommonsensical
Hypernyms:discernment judgement judgment sagaciousness sagacity
Inherited Hypernyms:common sensesagacitywisdomknow-howabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:logicnousroad sense
Full Hyponyms:logicnousroad sense
nnoun.cognitiona natural appreciation or abilityExamples:- a keen musical sense
- a good sense of timing
Hypernyms:appreciation grasp hold
Inherited Hypernyms:senseappreciationunderstandingknowinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionperceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or musclesSynset:feel
Examples:- He felt the wind
- She felt an object brushing her arm
- He felt his flesh crawl
- She felt the heat when she got out of the car
Derivationally Related Form:sensationsensorsensefeelingfeelsensiblesensitivesensing
Hypernyms:comprehend perceive
Inherited Hypernyms:feelperceive
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.perceptiondetect some circumstance or entity automaticallyExamples:- This robot can sense the presence of people in the room
- particle detectors sense ionization
Derivationally Related Form:sensesensitive
Hypernyms:detect discover find notice observe
Inherited Hypernyms:sensedetectspyperceive
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionbecome aware of not through the senses but instinctivelySynset:smell smell out
Examples:- I sense his hostility
- I smell trouble
- smell out corruption
Derivationally Related Form:sensiblesensesensitive
Hypernyms:perceive
Inherited Hypernyms:smellperceiveunderstand
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.cognitioncomprehendExamples:- I sensed the real meaning of his letter
Derivationally Related Form:sensesensitive
Hypernyms:understand
Inherited Hypernyms:senseunderstand
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE