What is the meaning of sense?

noun

• A general conscious awareness.
  • usage: "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
• The meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted.
  • usage: "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"
  • synonyms: signified
• The faculty through which the external world is apprehended.
  • usage: "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"
  • synonyms: sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty
• Sound practical judgment.
  • usage: "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
  • synonyms: common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit
• A natural appreciation or ability.
  • usage: "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"

verb

• Perceive by a physical sensation, e. G., coming from the skin or muscles.
  • usage: "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
  • synonyms: feel
• Detect some circumstance or entity automatically.
  • usage: "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
• Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.
  • usage: "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
  • synonyms: smell, smell out
• Comprehend.
  • usage: "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"