sixth sense

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [siksth sens]
- /sɪksθ sɛns/
- /sɪksθ sens/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [siksth sens]
- /sɪksθ sɛns/

Definitions of sixth sense words

noun sixth sense a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition: His sixth sense warned him to be cautious. 1
noun sixth sense supernatural perception 1
noun sixth sense intuition, instinct 1
singular noun sixth sense If you say that someone has a sixth sense, you mean that they seem to have a natural ability to know about things before other people, or to know things that other people do not know. 0
noun sixth sense any supposed sense or means of perception, such as intuition or clairvoyance, other than the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell 0
noun sixth sense a power of perception thought of as a sense in addition to the commonly accepted five senses; intuitive power 0

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Origin of sixth sense

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Sixth sense

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sixth sense popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for sixth sense

noun sixth sense

clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
fortunetelling — the act or practice of predicting the future.
in sight — an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
instinct — an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
intuitionism — Ethics. the doctrine that moral values and duties can be discerned directly.

All 13 Synonyms of sixth sense