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Sensation
//sɛnˈseɪʃən// noun, slang
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Noun
- 1 A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed. countable, uncountable
"Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do."
- 2 the faculty through which the external world is apprehended wordnet
- 3 Excitation of sensory organs. countable, uncountable
"Coordinate term: perception"
- 4 an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation wordnet
- 5 A widespread reaction of interest or excitement. countable, uncountable
"“Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest. […]”"
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- 6 a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest wordnet
- 7 A remarkable person. countable, dated, figuratively, uncommon, uncountable
"You truly are a sensation."
- 8 someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field wordnet
- 9 A small serving of gin or sherry. archaic, countable, slang, uncountable
"A Sensation . . . . Half-a-glass of sherry."
- 10 a state of widespread public excitement and interest wordnet
Etymology
From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.
See also for "sensation"
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