sensation

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /sɛnˈseɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #7283

Meanings

1

noun
A physical feeling that you get through your body, such as touch, heat, or pain.

She felt a tingling sensation in her fingers after the cold walk.
2

noun
A feeling of excitement or strong interest.

Anticipation gave me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear.
3

noun
A person or event that causes great public excitement and interest.

The young singer became an overnight sensation after the contest.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a physical feeling that you... sense impression

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Forms sensations

Derived forms aerosensationaftersensationchemosensationhygrosensationhypersensationmagnetosensationmechanosensationorosensationosmosensationphotosensationpresensationresensation

Related forms emotion sensational sense sensible sensitive sensory sensual

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Simplified etymology

Sensation, recorded from the mid 16th century, ultimately derives from Latin sentire, “to feel or perceive.” It belongs to the same historical word family as sense, sensible, sensitive, sensory, sentence, and scent.

Etymology

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

sensus Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# sensation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sɛnˈseɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 7283

## Meanings
1. A physical feeling that you get through your body, such as touch, heat, or pain.
2. A feeling of excitement or strong interest.
3. A person or event that causes great public excitement and interest.

## Examples
- She felt a tingling sensation in her fingers after the cold walk.
- Anticipation gave me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear.
- The young singer became an overnight sensation after the contest.

## Synonyms
- feeling
- perception

## Derived Forms
- aerosensation
- aftersensation
- chemosensation
- hygrosensation
- hypersensation
- magnetosensation
- mechanosensation
- orosensation
- osmosensation
- photosensation
- presensation
- resensation

## Related Forms
- emotion
- sensational
- sense
- sensible
- sensitive
- sensory
- sensual

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sensus

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

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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