sixth sense

sixth sense

noun

Definition of SIXTH SENSE

: a power of perception like but not one of the five senses : a keen intuitive power

Examples of SIXTH SENSE

1. She claimed to have a sixth sense for knowing when someone was about to call her.
2. <a filmmaker with a sixth sense for knowing which stories the general public will find irresistible>

First Known Use of SIXTH SENSE

1761

Related to SIXTH SENSE

Synonyms: extrasensory perception, second sight, clairvoyance

Related Words: foreknowledge, foresight, prescience; precognition; telepathy; parapsychology

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Rhymes with SIXTH SENSE

defense, expense, horse sense, incense, nonsense, past tense, sequence