SENSATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
    Hypernyms(s) sensation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a sensation of touch
    Hypernyms(s) sensation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
    Usage Example(s)
    • anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear
    Hypernyms(s) sensation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) sensation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a state of widespread public excitement and interest
    Usage Example(s)
    • the news caused a sensation
    Hypernyms(s) sensation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower