five senses

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

Example Sentences

“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

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

Another important aspect of the five senses is music.

From Seattle Times

"One way of going about this is to activate the Five Senses. Name 5 things I can see, 4 things I can hear, 3 things I can touch, 2 things I can smell and 1 thing I can taste. This exercise returns us to our bodies and allows us to activate our senses in a way that can decenter the trigger."

From Salon