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sense
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- pronunciation:
- sens
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any of five ways to understand or experience one's surroundings. The senses are touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing.
sentido
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| definition 2: |
the use of any of these senses; a feeling.
sentido, sensación
Oddly, she had a sense of burning in her fingers after holding the ice cube.Curiosamente ella tenía la sensación de estarse quemando los dedos cuando agarró un cubo de hielo.- synonyms:
- perception, sensation
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| definition 3: |
the power to reason; judgment.
sentido, sensibilidad, juicio
He is a man with good sense when it comes to business.Él es un hombre que tiene buen sentido para los negocios.- antonyms:
- folly, stupidity
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| definition 4: |
a particular ability to understand or judge.
sentido, sensibilidad
She had no sense of what was needed to make kids happy.Ella no tenía la sensibilidad para saber lo que se necesitaba para que los niños estuvieran contentos.- synonyms:
- perception
- similar words:
- eye
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| definition 5: |
meaning of a word or passage.
sentido, significado
Which sense of "sell" do you mean?¿A cuál significado de "vender" te refieres?- synonyms:
- meaning
- similar words:
- definition, point
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| definition 6: |
purpose or intelligence; point.
sentido, sensatez
There's no sense in paying for trumpet lessons if you don't like being in the band.No tiene sentido pagar lecciones de trompeta si no te gusta estar en la banda.- synonyms:
- point, purpose
- similar words:
- significance
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| definition 7: |
something logical, sensible, or reasonable.
sentido
Your argument just doesn't make sense.I agree that there is some sense in what she's saying.Tu argumento simplemente no tiene sentido.Estoy de acuerdo en que tiene sentido lo que dice. |
| related words: |
apprehension, head, image, instinct, intelligence, knowledge, mind, perception, thought, understanding, wisdom, wit |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
senses, sensing, sensed |
| definition 1: |
to feel or experience by means of the senses.
sentir, notar, darse cuenta
Susan sensed the cold as soon as Rick opened the window.Susan sintió frío tan pronto como Rick abrió la ventana.- synonyms:
- perceive
- similar words:
- detect, feel, take
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| definition 2: |
to be or become aware of; perceive.
sentir, notar, darse cuenta
The dog can sense when its master is upset.Gabe sensed that what the party needed was a little music.Gabe se dio cuenta de que lo que la fiesta necesitaba era un poco de música.- synonyms:
- perceive
- similar words:
- appreciate, apprehend, comprehend, get, grasp, note, realize, see, understand
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| related words: |
fathom, hear, taste |
The words sense, cent(s)s, and scent(s)s sound alike but have different meanings.
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absence of certain senses |
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blind, deaf, numb |
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body parts involved with sensing |
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brain, ears, eyes, nerve, nervous system, nose, palate, skin, taste bud, tongue |
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some activities of sensing |
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experience, feel, hear, listen, look, perceive, see, smell, sniff, taste, touch, watch |
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some descriptions of senses |
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beautiful, bitter, bright, cold, creamy, delicious, dull, fishy, foul, fragrant, harsh, hot, icy, loud, luscious, mild, musty, plain, pungent, rank, rough, salty, sharp, shrill, smooth, sour, stale, sticky, strong, sweet, tart, tasteless, ugly, warm |
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some examples of senses |
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hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch |
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some kinds of senses |
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auditory, optical, visual |
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some qualities of senses |
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dim, dull, keen, sensitive, sharp, strong, weak |
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some results of sensing |
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awareness, enjoyment, pain, vision |
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some things that affect someone's senses |
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anesthesia, blindness, common cold, deafness, diet, disease, health, illness, paralysis |
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some things that are sensed |
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aroma, fragrance, matter, odor, pain, phenomenon, pressure, scent, sights, sound, taste, temperature |
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some tools for impaired senses |
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Braille, contact lens, glasses, hearing aid |
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