sensate

[ sen-seyt ]

adjective

1. perceiving or perceived through the senses.

sensate

/ ˈsɛnseɪt /

adjective

1. perceived by the senses
2. obsolete.
   having the power of sensation

Derived Forms

• ˈsensately, adverb

Other Words From

• sensate·ly adverb
• non·sensate adjective
• un·sensate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sensate¹

From the Late Latin word sēnsātus, dating back to 1490–1500. See sense, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sensate¹

C16: from Late Latin sensātus endowed with sense, from Latin sensus sense

Example Sentences

He was hardly more sensate in his progress than a nail drawn irresistibly by a magnet.

From Project Gutenberg

Its long, funnel-shaped form dipped and lifted, trailing back and forth like some sensate thing.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the declamation, when the model is alive or sensate; it is the tone, when the model is insensate.

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