Meaning of sensation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
   countable, uncountable
2. feeling
3. Excitation of sensory organs.
   countable, uncountable
4. A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
   countable, uncountable
5. A remarkable person.
   countable, dated, figuratively, uncommon, uncountable
6. A small serving of gin or sherry.
   archaic, countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile⟳; he could not tell⟳ what this prisoner might do.”

“Confining ourselves, for the moment, to sensations, we find⟳ that there are different degrees of publicity attaching to different sorts of sensations. If you feel⟳ a toothache when the other people in the room do not, you are in no way surprised; but if you hear⟳ a clap of thunder when they do not, you begin⟳ to be alarmed as to your mental condition.”

“Water and electricity might not mix⟳, but water and battery-powered fun sure do. Whether you are using a vibe alone or with a partner, in the tub or in the shower, the sensation of intense vibration feels especially nice underwater. Although waterproof vibrators can resemble⟳ anything from a lipstick to a kitty cat, most have⟳ one of four basic designs.”

“Coordinate term: perception”

“In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design⟳, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […] no sensation; […]”

““Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward⟳ to with palpitating interest⟳. […]””

“Young Derby's odd genius developed remarkably, and in his eighteenth year his collected nightmare-lyrics made a real sensation when issued under the title Azathoth and Other Horrors.”

“You truly are a sensation.”

“A Sensation . . . . Half-a-glass of sherry.”

“When men go into a 'sluicery' for a 'sensation,' a 'drain,' or a 'common sewer,' they call⟳ the glass of gin they seek⟳, in allusion to the juniper, a 'nipper,' or, more briefly, a 'nip,' occasionally a 'bite⟳,' and not unfrequently it turns out a 'flogger.'”

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