noun
sensation
A feeling experienced in the body or mind.
A tingling sensation spreads through her foot.
Etymology
The Latin word family concerns sensing or perceiving. A sensation is the experienced result of that perception in the body or mind.
More examples
- He felt a burning sensation on his tongue.
- The strange sensation passed quickly.
- She experienced a sensation of falling.
Forms
sensation · sensations
sensory adjective — relating to the senses
Similar words
- feeling
- The broad ordinary equivalent.
- perception
- Awareness or interpretation of a sensation.