Italian

Noun

senso m ‎(plural sensi)

1. sense
2. direction
3. purpose
4. meaning
5. (in plural) consciousness

Synonyms

• significato
• direzione

Related terms

• sensazione
• sensibile
• sensismo
• sensitivo
• sensore
• sensorio
• sensuale
• sentire
• privo di sensi
• senza senso / privo di senso
• senso unico
• doppio senso
• sesto senso
• buon senso

Anagrams

• nesso

Latin

Participle

sēnsō

1. dative masculine singular of sēnsus
2. dative neuter singular of sēnsus
3. ablative masculine singular of sēnsus
4. ablative neuter singular of sēnsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sēnsus ‎(“sense”), perfect passive participle of sēntiō ‎(“I feel, I perceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‎(“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.su/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.so/
• Hyphenation: sen‧so
• Homophone: censo

Noun

senso m (uncountable)

1. sense (conscious awareness)
2. sense (sound practical judgement)
3. sense (natural appreciation or ability)

Synonyms

• (conscious awareness): consciência, siso
• (sound practical judgement): juízo, sentido
• (natural appeciation): apreciação

Derived terms

• bom senso
• senso comum
• senso crítico

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