: a special ability to know something that cannot be learned by using the five senses (such as sight or hearing)
She claimed to have a sixth sense for knowing when someone was about to call her.
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“Sixth sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/sixth%20sense. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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