Antonyms for senses


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : sens
Phonetic Transcription : sɛns


Definition of senses

Origin :
  • "mental faculties, conscious cognitive powers, sanity," 1560s, from sense (n.). Meaning "faculties of physical sensation" is from 1590s.
  • noun feeling of animate being
  • noun awareness, perception
  • noun point, meaning
  • verb become aware of
Example sentences :
  • His senses breathed the air of her perfect and compelling femininity.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • An hour ago he had whirled her out of her senses in savage passion.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • What was there in this cross girl to remind any one in his senses of Mrs. Evan Roberts?
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "Of course I do," I cried angrily, wondering for the moment if he had lost his senses.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • In spite of herself her senses swam in the rhythmic monotony.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • It was all done so quickly that he had only now come to his senses.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • We determined, at length, to bring the black to his senses, and I had him seized to the windlass.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • You will love me when you return to your senses; then how can I be angry with you?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Mr. Vincent began to imagine that the poor fellow was out of his senses.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Before she returned, Lady Delacour had recovered her senses.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for senses

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