five senses
Noun
Meaning
the five senses pl (plural only)
The five major senses in most animals: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Examples
November 14, 2016 — With every turn, twist and taste at Avon's Boxcar Restaurant & Bar, the food, drinks and décor delight all five senses.
In 1844, Schopenhauer praised Reid for explaining that the perception of external objects does not result from the raw data that is received through the five senses: Thomas Reid's excellent book, Inquiry into the Human Mind..
From the five elements arise the five senses and the five fields of sensory experience; the five negative emotions and the five wisdoms; and the five extensions of the body.
Hildegard explained that she saw all things in the light of God through the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.
The basest element, earth, created using all the other elements, can be perceived by all five senses – (i) hearing, (ii) touch, (iii) sight, (iv) taste, and (v) smell.
The Trivium is a systematic method of critical thinking used to derive factual certainty from information perceived with the traditional five senses : sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.