sensation
/sɛnˈseɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Confining ourselves, for the moment, to sensations, we find that there are different degrees of publicity attaching to different sorts of sensations. If you feel a toothache when the other people in the room do not, you are in no way surprised; but if you hear a clap of thunder when they do not, you begin to be alarmed as to your mental condition."
- "Water and electricity might not mix, but water and battery-powered fun sure do. Whether you are using a vibe alone or with a partner, in the tub or in the shower, the sensation of intense vibration feels especially nice underwater. Although waterproof vibrators can resemble anything from a lipstick to a kitty cat, most have one of four basic designs."
- "Coordinate term: perception"
- "In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […] no sensation; […]"
- "“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. […]”"
Etymology
From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, sensus
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
double sensation
sensation-monger
sensation play
sensation time
thermal sensation
sensation fiction
sensation novel
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
Antonyms
lack of sensation