sense

  • 21sense — I (feeling) noun apperception, apprehension, awareness, consciousness, discernment, idea, impression, instinct, mental image, mindfulness, notion, opinion, perception, realization, sensation, sensus, speculation, understanding II (intelligence)… …

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  • 22Sense — Sf std. (9. Jh.), mhd. segens(e), ahd. segansa, segensa, as. segisna Stammwort. Instrumentalbildung zu der Wurzel (ig.) * sek schneiden (Säge). Eine abweichende Entwicklung in schwäb. Säges. Die anderen germanischen Sprachen haben abweichende… …

    Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • 23Sense — Nom assez répandu dans le Nord Pas de Calais, rencontré aussi sous la forme Sence (76, 59). Ce sont des variantes de Cens, Cense (voir Cens) …

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  • 24Sense — Sense: Die ursprünglich mitteld. Form des Gerätenamens hat sich gegen zahlreiche andere Mundartformen in der Schriftsprache durchgesetzt. Mhd. segens‹e›, seinse, sēnse, ahd. segensa gehört mit anders gebildeten germ. Bezeichnungen (z. B. asächs …

    Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • 25sense — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, developed, good, keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. ▪ poor ▪ …

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  • 26sense — sense1 W1S1 [sens] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sens, from Latin sensus, from sentire to feel ] 1.) a feeling about something sense of ▪ Afterwards I felt a great sense of relief. ▪ She has a strong sense of loyalty …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27sense — [[t]se̱ns[/t]] ♦ senses, sensing, sensed 1) N COUNT Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. → See also sixth sense She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses. ...a keen sense… …

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  • 28sense — 1 /sens/ noun JUDGMENT/UNDERSTANDING 1 (U) good understanding and judgment, especially about practical things: have the sense to do sth: You should have had the sense to turn off the electricity before touching the wires. see also: common sense 2 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29Sense — Senses are the physiological methods of perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and… …

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  • 30sense — sense1 [ sens ] noun *** 1. ) count sense of a strong feeling or belief about yourself: Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement. They say they are dealing with the problem, but there seems to be no sense of urgency. a sense of …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English