Sensationalist
Sen‐sa″tion‐al‐ist, n. 1. (Metaph.) An advocate of, or believer in, philosophical sensationalism.2. One who practices sensational writing or speaking.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Sense
Sense (sĕns), n. [L. sensus, from sentire, sensum, to perceive, to feel, from the same root as E. send; cf. OHG. sin sense, mind, sinnan to go, to journey, G. sinnen to meditate...
Sense (2)
Sense (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sensing.] To perceive by the senses; to recognize.Is he sure that objects are not otherwise sensed by others than they a...
Senseful
Sense″ful (?), a. Full of sense, meaning, or reason; reasonable; judicious. “Senseful speech.” Spenser. “Men, otherwise senseful and ingenious.” Norris.
Senseless
Sense″less, a. Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.You blocks, you stones, you ...
Sensibility
Sen′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Sensibilities (#). [Cf. F. sensibilité, LL. sensibilitas.] 1. (Physiol.) The quality or state of being sensible, or capable of sensation; capacity to...
Sensible
Sen″si‐ble (?), a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus sense.] 1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to t...
Sensible (2)
Sen″si‐ble (?), n. 1. Sensation; sensibility. ”Our temper changed... which must needs remove the sensible of pain.” Milton.2. That which impresses itself on the sense; anything ...
Sensibleness
Sen″si‐ble‐ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being sensible; sensibility; appreciation; capacity of perception; susceptibility. “The sensibleness of the eye.” Sharp. “Sensible...
Sensibly
Sen″si‐bly, adv. 1. In a sensible manner; so as to be perceptible to the senses or to the mind; appreciably; with perception; susceptibly; sensitively.What remains past cure,Bea...
Sensifacient
Sen′si‐fa″cient (?), a. [L. sensus sense + facere to make.] Converting into sensation. Huxley.
Sensiferous
Sen‐sif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. sensifer; sensus sense + ferre to bear.] Exciting sensation; conveying sensation. Huxley.
Sensific
Sen‐sif″ic (?), a. [L. sensificus; sensus sense + facere to make.] Exciting sensation.
Sensificatory
Sen‐sif″i‐ca‐to‐ry (?), a. Susceptible of, or converting into, sensation; as, the sensificatory part of a nervous system. Huxley.
Sensigenous
Sen‐sig″e‐nous (?), a. [L. sensus sense + -genous.] Causing or exciting sensation. Huxley.
Sensism
Sens″ism (?), n. Same as Sensualism, 2 & 3.
Sensist
Sens″ist, n. One who, in philosophy, holds to sensism.
Sensitive
Sen″si‐tive (?), a. [F. sensitif. See Sense.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive s...
Sensitivity
Sen′si‐tiv″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being sensitive; — used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.Sensitivity and emotivity have als...
Sensitize
Sen″si‐tize (?), v. t.(Photog.) To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or plate.
Sensitizer
Sen″si‐ti′zer (?), n.(Photog.) An agent that sensitizes.The sensitizer should be poured on the middle of the sheet. Wilis & Clements (The Platinotype).
Sensitometer
Sen′si‐tom″e‐ter (?), n. [See Sensitive; -meter.] (Photog.) An instrument or apparatus for comparing and grading the sensitiveness of plates, films, etc., as a screen divided in...
Sensitory
Sen″si‐to‐ry (?), n. See Sensory.
Sensive
Sens″ive (?), a. Having sense or sensibility; sensitive. Sir P. Sidney.
Sensor
Sen″sor (?), a. Sensory; as, the sensor nerves.
Sensori-volitional
Sen‐so′ri–vo‐li″tion‐al (?), a.(Physiol.) Concerned both in sensation and volition; — applied to those nerve fibers which pass to and from the cerebro-spinal axis, and are respe...
Sensorial
Sen‐so″ri‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. sensorial. See Sensorium.] Of or pertaining to the sensorium; as, sensorial faculties, motions, powers. A. Tucker.