— sensationless , adj.
/sen say"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
2. a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain.
3. Physiol. the faculty of perception of stimuli.
4. a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt.
5. a mental feeling, esp. a state of excited feeling.
6. a state of excited feeling or interest caused among a number of persons or throughout a community, as by some rumor or occurrence.
7. a cause of such feeling or interest: The new Brazilian movie was the sensation of the film festival.
[ 1605-15; sensation- (s. of sensatio ), equiv. to LL sensat ( us ) SENSATE + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 2, 4. See sense. 6. excitement, stimulation, animation; agitation, commotion, perturbation.