sensation

Plural: sensations

Noun

• an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
  • "a sensation of touch"
• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
• a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
  • "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
• a state of widespread public excitement and interest
  • "the news caused a sensation"
• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
• A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
• Excitation of sensory organs.
• A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
• A remarkable person.
• A small serving of gin or sherry.

Examples

• You truly are a sensation.

Synonyms

ace, adept, aesthesis, champion, esthesis, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sense, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, event, feeling, perception, sensation

Antonyms

lack of sensation

Related Words

emotion, sensation fiction, sensation novel, sensational, sense, sensible, sensitive, sensory, sensual