Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time sense

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables: time sense
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ability to sense the passage of time and to estimate and compare its intervals.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Pathetic as its passing is, one cannot honestly regret the old school. I was looking last night at the programme of my very first hall, and received a terrible shock to my time-sense. Where are the snows of yesteryear? Where are the entertainers of 1895?"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does time sense mean?: An ability to sense the passage of time and to estimate and compare its intervals.

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