Sense
noun
The ability to feel, see, hear, smell, or taste.
She lost her sense of smell in the accident.
Often appears as...
- sense of smell
- sense of taste
noun
An understanding or awareness of something.
She has a good sense of direction.
Often appears as...
- sense of direction
- sense of purpose
noun
A reasonable or clear thinking.
It makes a lot of sense to invest in property.
Often appears as...
- makes sense
- common sense
verb
To perceive or be aware of something.
I can sense that she is upset.
Often appears as...
- sense danger
- sense trouble
noun
A specific meaning of a word or phrase.
The word has several different senses.
Often appears as...
- in every sense
- in that sense
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The ability to feel, see, hear, smell, or taste.
She lost her sense of smell in the accident.
Often appears as...
- sense of smell
- sense of taste
noun
An understanding or awareness of something.
She has a good sense of direction.
Often appears as...
- sense of direction
- sense of purpose
noun
A reasonable or clear thinking.
It makes a lot of sense to invest in property.
Often appears as...
- makes sense
- common sense
verb
To perceive or be aware of something.
I can sense that she is upset.
Often appears as...
- sense danger
- sense trouble
noun
A specific meaning of a word or phrase.
The word has several different senses.
Often appears as...
- in every sense
- in that sense
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Loss
Discussing a loss of a sense often implies a medical condition or accident.
He suffered a loss of sense of taste after the illness.
Pro Tip 2/2Personal Variation
Some individuals have a heightened version of a sense, like a chef's sense of taste.
Her keen sense of smell helps her in her career as a perfumer.
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Loss
Discussing a loss of a sense often implies a medical condition or accident.
He suffered a loss of sense of taste after the illness.
Pro Tip 2/2Personal Variation
Some individuals have a heightened version of a sense, like a chef's sense of taste.
Her keen sense of smell helps her in her career as a perfumer.
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Loss
Discussing a loss of a sense often implies a medical condition or accident.
He suffered a loss of sense of taste after the illness.
Pro Tip 2/2Personal Variation
Some individuals have a heightened version of a sense, like a chef's sense of taste.
Her keen sense of smell helps her in her career as a perfumer.
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The psychology of...
Many do it for very positive reasons, like reaching their full potential, or helping make people's lives better. But narcissistic individuals seek power for the status and attention that goes with it. Meanwhile, vulnerable narcissists can be quiet and reserved. They have a strong sense of entitlement,
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How to read music - Tim...
probably learned their lines from a script, which essentially tells them what to say and when to say it. A piece of written music operates on exactly the same principle. In a very basic sense, it tells a performer what to play and when to play it. Aesthetically speaking, there's a world of difference
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
that we observe from afar in many of Vermeer's paintings. A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work. These paintings give us a sense of intimacy while retaining their distance, a drawn curtain often emphasizes the separation.
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Are you a body with a...
that there's any distinction between the mind and body. Neuroscience suggests that our bodies, along with their physical senses, are deeply integrated with the activity in our brains to form what we call consciousness. From the day we're born,
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Joe Exotic and the Tiger...
So give me just a sense of the tiger community, cow petting zoos, and all that. JOE Well, you're getting the world to pay for your hobby. Yeah. JOE At least that we have man enough to say, look, I own a roadside zoo and I breed tigers.
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Rethinking infidelity...
it is essential to do things that bring back a sense of self-worth, to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important,
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Why elephants never...
And yes, there is an elephant band. But perhaps the most amazing thing about elephants is a capacity even more important than their sense of empathy, altruism, and justice.
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The Man Who Can Control...
created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater
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Upgrading management...
represent the life of a worker one century ago and it's frustrating because we all know what a great day feels like a day where you're able to keep the most important thing the most important thing that indescribable feeling that sense of accomplishment that comes from having spent a day in the state of flow that we
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
but in very rare cases, such as when as a person can't sense the need to urinate, the pouch can rupture painfully requiring surgery to fix. But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty.
Video examples
The psychology of...
Many do it for very positive reasons, like reaching their full potential, or helping make people's lives better. But narcissistic individuals seek power for the status and attention that goes with it. Meanwhile, vulnerable narcissists can be quiet and reserved. They have a strong sense of entitlement,
Video examples
How to read music - Tim...
probably learned their lines from a script, which essentially tells them what to say and when to say it. A piece of written music operates on exactly the same principle. In a very basic sense, it tells a performer what to play and when to play it. Aesthetically speaking, there's a world of difference
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
that we observe from afar in many of Vermeer's paintings. A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work. These paintings give us a sense of intimacy while retaining their distance, a drawn curtain often emphasizes the separation.
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
that there's any distinction between the mind and body. Neuroscience suggests that our bodies, along with their physical senses, are deeply integrated with the activity in our brains to form what we call consciousness. From the day we're born,
Video examples
Joe Exotic and the Tiger...
So give me just a sense of the tiger community, cow petting zoos, and all that. JOE Well, you're getting the world to pay for your hobby. Yeah. JOE At least that we have man enough to say, look, I own a roadside zoo and I breed tigers.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
it is essential to do things that bring back a sense of self-worth, to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important,
Video examples
Why elephants never...
And yes, there is an elephant band. But perhaps the most amazing thing about elephants is a capacity even more important than their sense of empathy, altruism, and justice.
Video examples
The Man Who Can Control...
created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater
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Tom Holland
English Actor
The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.
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Dustin Hoffman
American Actor
Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long time and then come back and do, in a sense, one of the biggest scenes that each character had.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
The truth of anything doesn't matter anymore. What's right doesn't matter. What makes economic common sense doesn't matter. I'm blue in the face over it.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
I think it makes sense to believe in God, but exactly what decision in your life you make differently because of it, I don't know.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?
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Jeremy Strong
You feel a huge sense of responsibility when you're playing a real person.
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Jennifer Connelly
American Actress
As I get older, I have a clearer sense of what's important to me.
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Jurgen Klopp
German Coach
My biggest skill is common sense. I understand life.
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Julia Cameron
American Author
It's important always to have a sense of wonder.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.
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Dustin Hoffman
American Actor
Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long time and then come back and do, in a sense, one of the biggest scenes that each character had.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
The truth of anything doesn't matter anymore. What's right doesn't matter. What makes economic common sense doesn't matter. I'm blue in the face over it.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
I think it makes sense to believe in God, but exactly what decision in your life you make differently because of it, I don't know.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Quote examples
Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?
Quote examples
Jeremy Strong
You feel a huge sense of responsibility when you're playing a real person.
Quote examples
Jennifer Connelly
American Actress
As I get older, I have a clearer sense of what's important to me.
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Jurgen Klopp
German Coach
My biggest skill is common sense. I understand life.
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Julia Cameron
American Author
It's important always to have a sense of wonder.
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