sensation
A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
Other meanings
Excitation of sensory organs.
A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
Related words
- resensation
- sensation time
- aftersensation
- sensation-monger
- double sensation
- sensation play
- aerosensation
- chemosensation
- hygrosensation
- hypersensation
- magnetosensation
- mechanosensation
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "sensus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sensation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.