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

Those who took it would have been wide-eyed and exceptionally sensate when Hamas rockets began appearing in the sky.

From New York Times

By that time, we know Lenin has not survived, and we know that this is less the story of a sensate apartment than it is the story of a ghost.

From Los Angeles Times

Where we touch becomes a whole sensate world made of heat, weight, a scent like wet leaves.

From New York Times

The show seems to organize itself around at least two themes: the sensate body and the rigors of geometry.

From Los Angeles Times

“The whole goal is by the time she’s done with all this, it looks good, it’s sensate, and in five years if somebody doesn’t know her they won’t notice,” Dr. Johnson said.

From Washington Times