sensation

/sɛnsˈeɪʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
   “a sensation of touch”
2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
3. a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
   “anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear”
4. a state of widespread public excitement and interest
   “the news caused a sensation”
5. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
   “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”

Synonyms for sensation

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

Words that rhyme with sensation

• operation
• variation
• representation
• separation
• association
• derivation
• elevation
• inclination
• preparation
• application
• combination
• concentration
• formation
• foundation
• generation
• irritation
• organisation
• organization
• presentation
• radiation
• regulation
• relaxation
• replication
• reservation
• restoration
• translation
• accommodation
• administration
• animation
• assimilation