English

Noun

Sense: method for a living being to gather data about the world

Synonyms

• sense

Hyponyms

• audition    [⇒ thesaurus]
• equilibrioception
• gustation    [⇒ thesaurus]
• kinesthetic sense
• nociception
• olfaction    [⇒ thesaurus]
• proprioception
• tactition    [⇒ thesaurus]
• thermoception
• vestibular sense
• vision    [⇒ thesaurus]

Instances

• sight
• hearing
• smell    [⇒ thesaurus]
• taste    [⇒ thesaurus]
• touch
•   —
• intuition
• intuïtion
• extrasensory perception
• ESP
• sixth sense
• clairvoyance
• second sight

Holonyms

• five senses
• six senses

Various

• perception
• cognition
• nervous system    [⇒ thesaurus]
• neuroscience

See also

Further reading