Erin's Sensuous Lexicon

A journey through senses...

Sense Synonyms

sense
noun
1 the sense of touch sensory faculty, feeling, sensation, perception; sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell.
2 a sense of guilt feeling, awareness, sensation, consciousness, recognition.
3 a sense of humor appreciation, awareness, understanding, comprehension, discernment; informal nose.
4 she had the sense to press the panic button wisdom, common sense, sagacity, discernment, perception; wit, intelligence, cleverness, shrewdness, judgment, reason, logic, brain(s); informal gumption, horse sense, savvy, (street) smarts. antonym stupidity.
5 I can’t see the sense in this purpose, point, reason, object, motive; use, value, advantage, benefit.
6 the different senses of “well” meaning, definition, import, signification, significance, purport, implication, nuance; drift, gist, thrust, tenor, message.

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