sensation

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
  2. noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  3. noun a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum

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