Thesaurus:sense

Thesaurus

sense

English

Noun

Sense: method for a living being to gather data about the world

Synonyms

• sense

Hyponyms

• audition    [⇒ thesaurus]
• equilibrioception
• gustation    [⇒ thesaurus]
• kinesthetic sense
• nociception
• olfaction    [⇒ thesaurus]
• proprioception
• tactition    [⇒ thesaurus]
• thermoception
• vestibular sense
• vision    [⇒ thesaurus]

Instances

• sight
• hearing
• smell    [⇒ thesaurus]
• taste    [⇒ thesaurus]
• touch
•   —
• intuition
• intuïtion
• extrasensory perception
• ESP
• sixth sense
• clairvoyance
• second sight

Holonyms

• five senses
• six senses

Various

• perception
• cognition
• nervous system    [⇒ thesaurus]
• neuroscience

See also

• (nouns): Thesaurus:perceptibility, Thesaurus:sensation
• (adjectives): Thesaurus:perceptible, Thesaurus:sensory
• (verbs): Thesaurus:perceive, Thesaurus:produce sensation
• (adverbs): Thesaurus:perceptibly

Further reading

• “375. physical sensibility” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sense” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.