senso

Definitions of senso
  1. noun
    the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
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    ipersensibilità
    extreme sensitivity
    visus
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
    udito
    the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
    gusto
    the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
    odorato, olfatto
    the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
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    comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento, mente
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
  2. noun
    an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
    synonyms: sensazione
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    odore
    the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
    sapore
    the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
    effluvio, fragranza, olezzo, profumo
    a distinctive odor that is pleasant
    afrore, fetore, fortore, lezzo, pestilenza, puzza, puzzo, sito, tanfata, tanfo, zaffata
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
    sapidità, sapore
    the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
    dolce, dolcezza
    the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
    musica
    any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
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    percezione
    the process of perceiving
  3. noun
    a general conscious awareness
  4. noun
    the idea that is intended
    synonyms: significato, significazione
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    aspetto, implicazione, risvolto
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
    denotazione
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
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    concetto, concezione, idea, pensiero
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  5. noun
    the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    synonyms: direttrice, direzione, verso
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    orientamento
    position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
    cardine, punto cardinale
    one of the four main compass points
    nord-est
    the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
    scirocco, sud-est
    the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
    sud-ovest
    the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
    nord-ovest
    the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
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    collocazione, posizione, posto, relazione spaziale
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  6. noun
    the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
    synonyms: accezione
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    significato
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
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