the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.

a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain.

Physiology . the faculty of perception of stimuli.

a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt.

a mental feeling, esp. a state of excited feeling.

a state of excited feeling or interest caused among a number of persons or throughout a community, as by some rumor or occurrence.

a cause of such feeling or interest

The new Brazilian movie was the sensation of the film festival.

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awareness , consciousness , emotion , gut reaction * , impression , passion , response , sense , sensibility , sensitiveness , sensitivity , sentiment , susceptibility , thought , tingle , vibes , agitation , bomb * , bombshell , commotion , excitement , flash , furor , hit , marvel , miracle , phenomenon , portent , prodigy , scandal , stir , stunner , surprise , thrill , wonder , wow * , feeling , brouhaha , uproar , astonishment , wonderment , esthesia , kinesthesia , noumenon , perception , phenomenality , proprioception , receptor