Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supersensuous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-sen-su-ous
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.

Example Sentences

"Heaven is a supersensuous realm."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English sensuous English supersensuous From super- + sensuous.

Derived Forms

supersensuously supersensuousness

Frequently Paired Words

extrasensory

Synonyms

supersensible supersensory supersensual

Questions

What does supersensuous mean?: Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.
Where does supersensuous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English sensuous English supersensuous From super- + sensuous.

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