sensation
- sensation
sensation 1610s, "
a reaction to external stimulation of the sense organs," from
M.L. sensationem (
nom. sensatio), from
L.L. sensatus "
endowed with sense, sensible," from
L. sensus "
feeling" (see
SENSE (
Cf. sense)). Meaning "
state of shock, surprise, in a community" first recorded 1779.
The great object of life is sensation -- to feel that we exist, even though in pain. It is this 'craving void' which drives us to gaming -- to battle, to travel -- to intemperate, but keenly felt, pursuits of any description, whose principal attraction is the agitation inseparable from their accomplishment. [Lord Byron, letter, Sept. 6, 1813]
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sensation — [ sɑ̃sasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1370, repris XVIIe; bas lat. sensatio « compréhension » 1 ♦ Phénomène psychophysiologique par lequel une stimulation externe ou interne a un effet modificateur spécifique (⇒ 1. sens, I ) sur l être vivant et conscient; état… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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sensation — 1 Sensation, percept, sense datum, sensum, image can denote the experience or process which is the result of the activity of a sense organ and its associated neural structures. Sensation (see also SENSATION 2), the most general of these terms, is … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Sensation — White 2007, Letonia … Wikipedia Español
Sensation — Sen*sa tion, n. [Cf. F. sensation. See {Sensate}.] 1. (Physiol.) An impression, or the consciousness of an impression, made upon the central nervous organ, through the medium of a sensory or afferent nerve or one of the organs of sense; a feeling … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sensation — Sf std. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. sensation oder frz. sensation, beides aus l. sēnsātio, aus l. sēnsātus mit Verstand begabt , zu l. sēnsus Verstand , Abstraktum zu l. sentīre (sēnsum) fühlen, denken ; sensibel. Die Bedeutung ist… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
sensation — [sen sā′shən] n. [LL sensatio < sensatus: see SENSATE] 1. the power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism [the sensations of hearing, seeing, touching, etc.] 2. an immediate… … English World dictionary
Sensation — »Aufsehen erregendes Ereignis; Riesenüberraschung; verblüffende Leistung«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 18. Jh. – zunächst in der Bedeutung »Empfindung, Sinneseindruck« – aus gleichbed. frz. sensation entlehnt. Später (18./19. Jh.) übernahm es dann die … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
sensation — [n1] feeling, perception awareness, consciousness, emotion, gut reaction*, impression, passion, response, sense, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sentiment, susceptibility, thought, tingle, vibes*; concepts 34,410,529 sensation [n2]… … New thesaurus
