Definitions:

1. a general conscious awareness noun
   • a sense of security
2. a natural appreciation or ability noun
   • a keen musical sense
3. comprehend verb
   • I sensed the real meaning of the letter.
4. detect some circumstance or entity automatically verb
   • This robot can sense the presence of people in the room
5. sound practical judgment noun
   • Common sense is not so common
6. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended noun
   • In the dark, we had to depend on our senses of touch, smell and hearing.
7. to become aware of not through the senses but instinctively verb
   • I sensed their hostility towards me.

Synonyms:

• feel
• gumption
• sentience
• signified
• smell
• touch

NearBy Words:

• sensed
• senseless
• senselessly
• senselessness