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n. (cognition) | 1. sense | a general conscious awareness.; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self" |
| ~ awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness, consciousness | having knowledge of.; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" |
| ~ sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space. |
| ~ sense of responsibility | an awareness of your obligations. |
n. (communication) | 2. sense, signified | the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted.; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified" |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| ~ word meaning, word sense, acceptation | the accepted meaning of a word. |
n. (cognition) | 3. sensation, sense, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency | the faculty through which the external world is apprehended.; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" |
| ~ faculty, mental faculty, module | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind. |
| ~ sense modality, sensory system, modality | a particular sense. |
| ~ sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility | (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation.; "sensitivity to pain" |
n. (cognition) | 4. common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense | sound practical judgment.; "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" |
| ~ sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment | the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations. |
| ~ logic | reasoned and reasonable judgment.; "it made a certain kind of logic" |
| ~ nous | common sense.; "she has great social nous" |
| ~ road sense | good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road. |
n. (cognition) | 5. sense | a natural appreciation or ability.; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing" |
| ~ appreciation, grasp, hold | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something.; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" |
v. (perception) | 6. feel, sense | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles.; "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" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ feel | be felt or perceived in a certain way.; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" |
v. (perception) | 7. sense | detect some circumstance or entity automatically.; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization" |
| ~ detect, discover, notice, observe, find | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" |
v. (cognition) | 8. sense, smell, smell out | become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption" |
| ~ perceive | become conscious of.; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" |
v. (cognition) | 9. sense | comprehend.; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
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