English words starting with sens - page 1

Meanings of Senseful:

adjective

Full of sense or meaning; highly expressive or suggestive.

Meanings of Senseless:

adjective

(of a person) unconscious.

Usage examples:

The attack left a policeman beaten senseless

Meanings of Senselessly:

adverb

In a way that is not at all reasonable and has no good or useful purpose

Usage examples:

She realized that her friend had died senselessly., he has seen inmates senseslessly fight over food.

Meanings of Senses:

noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Usage examples:

The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

Usage examples:

With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

Meanings of Sensibilities:

noun

The quality of being able to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity.

Usage examples:

The study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility

Meanings of Sensibilitous:

adjective

Characterized by (especially affected or shallow) sentimentality; mawkishly sentimental.

Meanings of Sensibility:

noun

The quality of being able to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity.

Usage examples:

The study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility

Meanings of Sensibilization:

noun

The action or process of sensitizing something or someone; an instance of this.

Meanings of Sensibilize:

verb

To make sensitive; = "sensitize".

Meanings of Sensible:

adjective

Done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.

Usage examples:

I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much

Meanings of Sensibly:

adverb

In a way that shows wisdom or prudence.

Usage examples:

The committee sensibly decided not to go ahead with the meeting

Meanings of Sensical:

adjective

Sensible; (in later use) making sense, rational; not nonsensical.

Meanings of Sensifacient:

adjective

Giving rise to sensation; involved in the production of sensations; sensitive.

Meanings of Sensiferous:

adjective

Conveying or producing sensations; (in later use) specifically designating the parts of the nervous system responsible for sensation.

Meanings of Sensifics:

noun

= significs .

Meanings of Sensile:

adjective

Capable of sensation; sensitive.

Meanings of Sensilla:

noun

(in arthropods and some other invertebrates) a simple sensory receptor consisting of a modified cell or small group of cells of the cuticle or epidermis, typically hair- or rod-shaped.

Usage examples:

The sensory cells are organized into five external fields of campaniform sensilla and one internal …

Meanings of Sensillum:

noun

(in arthropods and some other invertebrates) a simple sensory receptor consisting of a modified cell or small group of cells of the cuticle or epidermis, typically hair- or rod-shaped.

Usage examples:

The sensory cells are organized into five external fields of campaniform sensilla and one internal …

Meanings of Sensing:

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

Usage examples:

With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Usage examples:

The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk

Meanings of Sensism:

noun

= "sensationalism".

Meanings of Sensist:

noun

= "sensationalist".

adjective

Sensationalist.

Meanings of Sensistic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or characterized by sensism or sensationalism.

Meanings of Sensitisation:

noun

The quality or condition of responding to certain stimuli in a sensitive manner.

Usage examples:

The aim of the activity was to develop sensitization to issues of diversity in the classroom

Meanings of Sensitive:

adjective

Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.

Usage examples:

The new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones

noun

A person who is believed to respond to paranormal influences.

Usage examples:

Thus, the positive results demonstrated by the sensitives do not appear to have resulted from ubiqu…

Meanings of Sensitively:

adverb

In a way that is quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.

Usage examples:

Plants respond sensitively to the environment