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sensation
noun
1 sensation
An unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation:
— A sensation of touch.
synonyms: aesthesis, esthesis, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression.
Roget 375:
sensibility;
sensitiveness
etc.
adj.;
physical sensibility,
feeling,
impressibility,
perceptivity,
aesthetics;
moral sensibility
etc.
822.
sensation,
impression;
consciousness
etc.
(knowledge)
490.
external senses.
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Roget 821:
feeling;
suffering
etc.
v.;
endurance,
tolerance,
sufferance,
supportance†,
experience,
response;
sympathy
etc.
(love)
897;
impression,
inspiration,
affection,
sensation,
emotion,
pathos,
deep sense.
warmth,
glow,
unction,
gusto,
vehemence;
fervor,
fervency;
heartiness,
cordiality;
earnestness,
eagerness;
empressement [Fr.],
gush,
ardor,
zeal,
passion,
enthusiasm,
verve,
furore†,
fanaticism;
excitation of feeling
etc.
824;
fullness of the heart
etc.
(disposition)
820;
passion
etc.
(state of excitability)
825;
ecstasy
etc.
(pleasure)
827.
blush,
suffusion,
flush;
hectic;
tingling,
thrill,
turn,
shock;
agitation
etc.
(irregular motion)
315;
quiver,
heaving,
flutter,
flurry,
fluster,
twitter,
tremor;
throb,
throbbing;
pulsation,
palpitation,
panting;
trepidation,
perturbation;
ruffle,
hurry of spirits,
pother,
stew,
ferment;
state of excitement.
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Roget 870:
wonder,
marvel;
astonishment,
amazement,
wonderment,
bewilderment;
amazedness
etc.
adj.†;
admiration,
awe;
stupor,
stupefaction;
stound†,
fascination;
sensation;
surprise
etc.
(inexpectation)
508†.
note of admiration;
thaumaturgy
etc.
(sorcery)
992†.
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Dutch: gevoel, sensatie
Polish: odczuwanie, czucie
2 sensation
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard ... show more.
Dutch: superster, specialist, deskundige, aas, bollebof, bolleboos, coryfee, crack, duivelskunstenaar, expert, genie, grootmeester, hoogvlieger, kanjer, kei, knapperd, kraan, licht, meester, meesterbrein, meesteres, raspaardje, topper, uitblinker, vedette, virtuoos ... show more
Polish: wymiatacz
3 sensation
A general feeling of excitement and heightened interest.
4 sensation
A state of widespread public excitement and interest.
Polish: sensacja
5 sensation
Moby thesaurus: affect, affection, amazement, astonishing thing, astonishment, awareness, bang, bean, best seller, big hit, bomb, bombshell, boot, brain, brilliant success, charge, commotion, consciousness, curiosity, emotion, emotional charge, emotional shade, encephalon, exception, excitement, experience, fad, feeling, feeling tone, flush, foreboding, funny feeling, gas, gasser, gazingstock, gray matter, great success, gut reaction, head, heartthrob, hit, hunch, impression, jollies, kick, killing, lift, marvel, marvelment, meteoric success, miracle, momentary success, noddle, noggin, nonesuch, noodle, organ of thought, passion, pate, perception, phenomenon, portent, prescience, presentiment, prodigy, profound sense, quite a thing, quiver, rarity, reaction, resounding triumph, response, riot, roaring success, rush, rush of emotion, sconce, seat of thought, sense, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sensorium, sensory, sentiment, shiver, shudder, sight, smash, smash hit, sneaking suspicion, something else, spectacle, stir, stunner, success, surge of emotion, susceptibility, suspicion, thrill, tingle, tingling, titillation, tremor, tremor of excitement, triumph, undercurrent, wonder, wonderful thing, wonderment, wow ... show more.
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