1. auditory
adjective. ['ˈɔdɪˌtɔri'] of or relating to the process of hearing.
Synonyms
- audile
Etymology
- auditorium (Latin)
- -torium (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Auditory Sense
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- nondefense
- commonsense
- suspense
- pretense
- expense
- dispense
- condense
- intense
- incense
- defense
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- commence
- whence
- spens
- spence
- offense
- immense
- ferenc
- thence
- tense
- pense
- pence
- hense
- hence
- fence
- dense
- cents
- bence
2. sense
verb. ['ˈsɛns'] perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles.
Synonyms
- perceive
- comprehend
Antonyms
- insignificance
- unimportance
- significant
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. sense
noun. ['ˈsɛns'] a general conscious awareness.
Synonyms
- sense of responsibility
- sense of direction
- knowingness
- consciousness
- awareness
- cognisance
Antonyms
- inanimateness
- insentience
- effector
- sensitizing
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. sense
noun. ['ˈsɛns'] the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted.
Synonyms
- import
- acceptation
- meaning
- word meaning
- signified
- signification
- word sense
Antonyms
- judgment in personam
- judiciousness
- injudiciousness
- approval
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. sense
noun. ['ˈsɛns'] the faculty through which the external world is apprehended.
Synonyms
- sentiency
- module
- sensibility
- sensitiveness
- sentience
- sense modality
- mental faculty
- sensory faculty
- sensory system
- modality
- sensitivity
- faculty
Antonyms
- unperceptiveness
- insensitiveness
- sentient
- insentient
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. sense
noun. ['ˈsɛns'] sound practical judgment.
Synonyms
- good sense
- gumption
- judgment
- logic
- horse sense
- discernment
- mother wit
- nous
- road sense
- sagacity
- judgement
- sagaciousness
Antonyms
- insensibility
- unconsciousness
- insensitive
- sensitive
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. sense
noun. ['ˈsɛns'] a natural appreciation or ability.
Synonyms
- appreciation
- grasp
Antonyms
- unsusceptibility
- reversal
- judgment in rem
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. sense
verb. ['ˈsɛns'] detect some circumstance or entity automatically.
Synonyms
- find
- detect
- discover
- observe
Antonyms
- citizen
- export
- disapproval
- rejection
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. sense
verb. ['ˈsɛns'] comprehend.
Antonyms
- tasteful
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. sense
verb. ['ˈsɛns'] become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.
Synonyms
- perceive
- smell
Antonyms
- folly
- imprudence
- inconsequence
Etymology
- sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Example sentences of the word auditory-sense
1. Noun Phrase
A keen auditory sense allows agoutis to hear fruit hitting the ground; sharp incisor teeth make them the only animals capable of opening Brazilian nuts.