sense
Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
Noun 4 meanings
Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
“a sense of security”
Sound practical or moral judgment.
“It’s common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.”
The meaning, reason, or value of something.
“You don’t make any sense.”
Verb 3 meanings
To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.
To instinctively be aware.
“She immediately sensed her disdain.”
To comprehend.
Etymology
From Middle English sense, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, perception, direction”); partly from Latin sēnsus (“sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly of Germanic origin (whence also Occitan sen, Italian senno), from Vulgar Latin *sennus (“sense, reason, way”), from Frankish *sinn ("reason, judgement, mental faculty, way, direction"; whence also Dutch zin, German Sinn, Swedish sinne, Norwegian sinn).
SENSE at a glance
SENSE has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + N 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #633 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sense
All rhymesOne letter away
Keep going
Related lists
Looking for a different word?
Type the letters you have and the Finder shows every word that fits.