five senses

American  

plural noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

Published in Scientific Reports, the study suggests there may be an optimal number of senses -- if so, those of us with five senses could use a couple more!

From Science Daily

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

Of our five senses, smell might be the most ignored.

From Los Angeles Times

He tried to activate his five senses during walks on the field, some of them in bare feet.

From Seattle Times

“I started to talk to a psychiatrist friend of mine because I wanted to understand what was happening. At once, you’re tapping into three or four of your five senses. It’s tactile. It makes sounds when you touch it. All the slimes we make are scented, so they smell really yummy, and scent is the sense that’s most closely tied to memory.”

From Los Angeles Times