Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.

    Gefühl, Empfindung

    ощуще́ниеoščuščénije, чу́вствоčúvstvo

    почуття́počuttjá, відчуття́vidčuttjá

  2. (countable, uncountable)Excitation of sensory organs.

    Coordinate term: perception

  3. (countable, uncountable)A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

    Sensation

    сенса́цияsensácija

    сенса́ціяsensácija

    a state of widespread public excitement and interest

  4. (countable, dated, figuratively, uncommon, uncountable)A remarkable person.

    You truly are a sensation.

  5. (archaic, countable, slang, uncountable)A small serving of gin or sherry.

Examples

74 sentences
  1. I have a prickling sensation in my left eye.

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  2. The news of the fire in the factory caused a sensation.

    ruНовости о пожаре на фабрике наделали шуму.

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  3. He had the sensation that he was still on the waves.

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  4. You'll feel a tingling sensation.

    ruВы почувствуете покалывание.

    deSie werden ein Kribbeln fühlen.

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  5. I had a nagging sensation that I'd seen him somewhere before.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
physical feeling:
widespread excitement:
Русский
By meaning 2
physical feeling:
widespread excitement:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
physical feeling:
widespread excitement:

Origin

From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.

From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.

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