Meaning & Definition of Sensation in English
English⟶
Sensation
/sɛnseʃən/
noun
1. An unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
- "A sensation of touch"
synonym:
- sensation,
- esthesis,
- aesthesis,
- sense experience,
- sense impression,
- sense datum
2. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
synonym:
- ace,
- adept,
- champion,
- sensation,
- maven,
- mavin,
- virtuoso,
- genius,
- hotshot,
- star,
- superstar,
- whiz,
- whizz,
- wizard,
- wiz
3. A general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
- "Anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
synonym:
- sensation
4. A state of widespread public excitement and interest
- "The news caused a sensation"
synonym:
- sensation
5. The faculty through which the external world is apprehended
- "In the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"
synonym:
- sense,
- sensation,
- sentience,
- sentiency,
- sensory faculty
Examples of using
The news of the fire in the factory caused a sensation.
The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.