Resensation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act or process of reexperiencing a sensation. countable, uncountable
"The delight of the infant in the first resensations of something as being familiar is more readily comparable to the adult's pleasure in returning to a beloved countryside or home, or in meeting a friend again that it is to the much more frequent feeling of familiarity with which we barely look at our daily surroundings, only to relegate them to the unnoticed background."
Example
More examples"The delight of the infant in the first resensations of something as being familiar is more readily comparable to the adult's pleasure in returning to a beloved countryside or home, or in meeting a friend again that it is to the much more frequent feeling of familiarity with which we barely look at our daily surroundings, only to relegate them to the unnoticed background."
Etymology
From re- + sensation.
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