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English

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Etymology

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FromOld French, fromMedieval Latinsensatio, fromLatinsensus.

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Noun

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sensation (countable anduncountable,pluralsensations)

  1. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; somethingsensed.
    • 1910,Emerson Hough, chapter I, inThe Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:
      Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curioussensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
    • 1921,Bertrand Russell,The Analysis of Mind:
      Confining ourselves, for the moment, tosensations, we find that there are different degrees of publicity attaching to different sorts ofsensations. If you feel a toothache when the other people in the room do not, you are in no way surprised; but if you hear a clap of thunder when they do not, you begin to be alarmed as to your mental condition.
    • 2008, Tamar Love, “Turning On in the Tub”, inThe Sensual Bath: Soaking in Pleasure and Passion‎[1] (Sex/Relationships),Sterling/Ravenous,→ISBN,→OCLC,page86, column 1:
      Water and electricity might not mix, but water and battery-powered fun sure do. Whether you are using a vibe alone or with a partner, in the tub or in the shower, thesensation of intense vibration feels especially nice underwater. Although waterproof vibrators can resemble anything from a lipstick to a kitty cat, most have one of four basic designs.
  2. (psychology, physiology) Excitation ofsensory organs.
    Coordinate term:perception
    • 1822,John Barclay, chapter I, inAn Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization‎[2], Edinburgh, London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I,page 2:
      In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […] nosensation; […]
  3. A widespread reaction of interest orexcitement.
    • 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e.,Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, inThe Case of Miss Elliott, London:T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published1905,→OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909,OCLC11192831, quoted inThe Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia:Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
      “Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, andsensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest.[…]”
    • 1937,H. P. Lovecraft,The Thing on the Doorstep:
      Young Derby's odd genius developed remarkably, and in his eighteenth year his collected nightmare-lyrics made a realsensation when issued under the title Azathoth and Other Horrors.
  4. (figurative, uncommon, dated) Aremarkableperson.
    Synonym:event
    You truly are asensation.
  5. (slang, archaic) A small serving ofgin orsherry.
    • 1852, George Butler Earp,Gold Seeker's Manual, page52:
      ASensation . . . . Half-a-glass of sherry.
    • 1869,Meliora, volume12, page47:
      When men go into a 'sluicery' for a 'sensation,' a 'drain,' or a 'common sewer,' they call the glass of gin they seek, in allusion to the juniper, a 'nipper,' or, more briefly, a 'nip,' occasionally a 'bite,' and not unfrequently it turns out a 'flogger.'

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Translations

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physical feeling
excitation of sensory organs
widespread excitement

References

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  • (small serving of gin):1873, John Camden Hotten,The Slang Dictionary

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French

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Etymology

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FromLatinsensationem.

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sensation f (pluralsensations)

  1. sensation

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Noun

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sensation c

  1. asensation ((something causing) widespread excitement)
  2. (psychology) asensation (perception)
    Synonym:sinnesintryck

Declension

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Declension ofsensation
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitesensationsensations
definitesensationensensationens
pluralindefinitesensationersensationers
definitesensationernasensationernas

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