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1. A general conscious awareness
   "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
    
2. 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";
   - signified
    
3. 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";
   - sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty
    
4. 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"; "horse sense is not so common";
   - common sense, good sense, gumption [informal], horse sense [informal], mother wit
    
5. A natural appreciation or ability
   "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"

1. Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
   "He sensed the wind";
   - feel
    
2. Detect some circumstance or entity automatically
   "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
    
3. Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
   "I sense his hostility";
   - smell, smell out
    
4. Discern
   "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"

Sounds like: cents, cense

Derived forms: sensing, sensed, senses

Type of: appreciation, awareness, cognisance [Brit], cognizance, comprehend, consciousness, detect, discernment, discover, faculty, find, grasp, hold, import, judgement, judgment, knowingness, meaning, mental faculty, module, notice, observe, perceive, sagaciousness, sagacity, significance, signification, understand

Encyclopedia: Sense