senso

See also: sènso and sensō

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēnsus (“sense”), perfect passive participle of sēntiō (“I feel, I perceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnsʊ/

Noun

senso m (uncountable)

1. sense
   1. sound practical judgement

      Synonyms: xuízo, sentido

2. anus

References

• “senso” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin sēnsus.

Pronunciation

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• sènso, IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnso/

Noun

senso m (plural sensi)

1. sense
2. direction

   Synonym: direzione

3. purpose
4. meaning

   Synonym: significato

   Non ha senso. ― This doesn't make sense.

5. (in the plural) consciousness

Related terms

• ai sensi (“according (to)”) (law)
• buon senso
• doppio senso
• in senso lato (“in the broad sense”)
• privo di sensi
• sensazione
• sensibile
• sensismo
• sensitivo
• sensore
• sensorio
• senso unico
• sensuale
• sentire
• senza senso / privo di senso
• sesto senso

 

Anagrams

• nesso

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Latin

Participle

sēnsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sēnsus

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēnsus (“sense”), perfect passive participle of sēntiō (“I feel, I perceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”). Doublet of siso.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.su/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.so/
• Hyphenation: sen‧so
• Homophone: censo
• Rhymes: -ẽsu

Noun

senso m (uncountable)

1. sense
   1. conscious awareness

      Synonyms: consciência, siso

   2. sound practical judgement

      Synonyms: juízo, sentido

      senso comum ― common sense

   3. natural appreciation or ability

      Synonym: apreciação

Derived terms

• bom senso
• senso comum
• senso crítico

 

Related terms

• sensatez
• sensato
• sensificar
• sensitivo
• sensível
• sensivelmente
• sensivo
• sensor
• sensorial
• sensório
• sentido
• sentimento
• sentir