sixth sense

Speech parts

1. sixth sense - Noun

2. sixth sense - Phrase

Meaning

grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

sixth-sense

Synonyms

insight idea second-sight feeling perception nose impression prophecy gut intuition inclination anticipation instinct divination foresight
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Antonyms

gospel fact evidence axiom accuracy confidence
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Hypernyms

intuition

Examples

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five. W. Somerset Maugham

We each have a sixth sense that is attuned to the oneness dimension in life, providing a means for us to guide our lives in accord with our ideas. Henry Reed

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The Others, Devil's Backbone and The Sixth Sense. It is a return to more gothic atmospheric ghost storytelling. Guillermo del Toro

When we fall asleep, we withdraw our awareness from its hypnotic fascination with physical sensation, thereby enabling us to listen with our now awakening sixth sense. Henry Reed

Habit is the sixth sense that dominates the other five. Arabic Proverb

Poverty is the sixth sense. German Proverb

Words in the phrase

sixth sense

Close letter words and terms

sixth rate Sixth Republic sixth segment sixth spot sixth stage sixth volume