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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation | |
| Synonyms: | sense_datum sense_impression sense_experience | |
| Examples: | "a sensation of touch" |
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| Related terms: | perception sound smell taste vision threshold masking synesthesia feel | |
| 2. | [ noun ] someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | |
| Synonyms: | star wizard ace virtuoso whiz hotshot genius wiz whizz champion superstar mavin maven adept | |
| Related terms: | expert track_star star | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest | |
| Examples: | "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear" |
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| Related terms: | stir | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a state of widespread public excitement and interest | |
| Examples: | "the news caused a sensation" |
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| Related terms: | excitement | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the faculty through which the external world is apprehended | |
| Synonyms: | sense sensory_faculty sentiency sentience | |
| Examples: | "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" |
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| Related terms: | faculty sensitivity modality feel sensitize | |
| Similar spelling: |
sensational sensate |
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