sixth sense
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sixth sense
n.
A power of perception seemingly independent of the five senses; keen intuition.
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sixth sense
n
(Alternative Belief Systems) any supposed sense or means of perception, such as intuition or clairvoyance, other than the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell
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sixth′ sense′
n.
a power of perception beyond the five senses.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() intuition - instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) |
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sixth sense
noun intuition, second sight, clairvoyance, feyness He has a sixth sense for finding people who have good ideas.
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sixth sense
nounThe power to discern the true nature of a person or situation:
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Translations
الحاسَّةُ السّادِسَه
šestý smysl
hatodik érzék
sjötta skilningarvitiî
šiesty zmysel
altıncı his
sixth sense
n → sechster Sinn
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sixth sense
n → sesto sensoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sense
(sens) noun1. one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.
2. a feeling. He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.
3. an awareness of (something). a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.
4. good judgement. You can rely on him – he has plenty of sense.
5. a meaning (of a word).
6. something which is meaningful. Can you make sense of her letter?
verb to feel, become aware of, or realize. He sensed that she disapproved.
ˈsenseless adjective1. stunned or unconscious. The blow knocked him senseless.
2. foolish. What a senseless thing to do!
ˈsenselessly adverbˈsenselessness noun
ˈsenses noun plural
(usually with my, ~his, ~her etc) a person's normal, sane state of mind. He must have taken leave of his senses; When he came to his senses, he was lying in a hospital bed.
sixth sense an ability to feel or realize something apparently not by means of any of the five senses. He couldn't hear or see anyone, but a sixth sense told him that he was being followed.
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