Sensation Definition
sĕn-sāshən
sensations
noun
sensations
The power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism.
The sensations of hearing, seeing, touching, etc.
Webster's New World
An immediate reaction to external stimulation of a sense organ; conscious feeling or sense impression.
A sensation of cold.
Webster's New World
The faculty to feel or perceive; physical sensibility.
The patient has very little sensation left in the right leg.
American Heritage Medicine
A generalized feeling or reaction, often vague and without reference to immediate stimulus.
A sensation of happiness.
Webster's New World
A state of heightened interest or emotion.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Sensation
Noun
Singular:
sensation
Plural:
sensationsOrigin of Sensation
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French from Old French from Medieval Latin sēnsātiō sēnsātiōn- from Late Latin sēnsātus gifted with sense sensate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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