sensation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

   a sensation of touch

2. 2
   noun

   a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest

   anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear

3. 3
   noun

   a state of widespread public excitement and interest

   the news caused a sensation

4. 4
   noun

   A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.

   Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

5. 5
   noun

   Excitation of sensory organs.

   Coordinate term: perception

6. 6
   noun

   A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

   “Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest. […]”

7. 7
   noun

   A remarkable person.

   You truly are a sensation.

8. 8
   noun

   A small serving of gin or sherry.

   A Sensation . . . . Half-a-glass of sherry.

Etymology

From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.