sixth sense
Definitions
Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses.
Equivalents
12 more languages
Catalàsisè sentit
Češtinašestý smysl
Dansksjette sans
Suomikuudes aisti
Italianosesto senso
日本語第六感
မြန်မာဆဋ္ဌမအာရုံ
Nederlandszesde zintuig
Polskiszósty zmysł
Portuguêssexto sentido
Русскийшесто́е чу́вство
Examples
“Among themselves they communicate by means of what Perry says must be a sixth sense⟳ which is cognizant of a fourth dimension.”
“Luckily, on evidence which I could never understand⟳, Dominic detected something suspicious. Perhaps it was by virtue of some sixth sense⟳ that men born for unlawful occupations may be gifted with.”
“What Ghaznavi had considered animal intuition or some sixth sense⟳ was merely the razor-edged faculties and savage wit of the barbarian.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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