Showing results for five senses. Search instead for Mega senses.

five senses

American

plural noun

the senses or faculties of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Aristotle famously described five senses, but he also believed the universe was made of five elements, an idea modern science has long rejected.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

After the “intuitive dance,” Banducci led us in a guided meditation, during which we used our five senses to envision our desires.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Braden recommends taking a walk in the woods, discovering texture by picking up rocks or touching tree bark, using your five senses, sitting against a tree or taking off your shoes to feel the earth.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

If you're entertaining, engaging the five senses is a wonderful concept to keep in mind, no matter the time of year.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

We have five senses, but who knows how many we ought to have if we want to know what is really going on?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023