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Sensory vs Sen - What's the difference?

sensory | sen |

As nouns the difference between sensory and sen

is that sensory is (biology|dated) sensorium while sen is a sign, omen, portent.

As an adjective sensory

is of the senses or sensation.

sensory

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of the senses or sensation.

    • Derived terms

    * extrasensory * multisensory * supersensory

    Related terms

    * sensible * sensual * sensuous

    Noun

    (sensories)
  • (biology, dated) sensorium
    • (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * (wikipedia "sensory")

    sen

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.
  • A coin of this value.
  • * Charles F. C. Ladd, Jr., Around the World at Seventeen (page 70)
    • Before leaving the Kyndam I had bought in exchange what I thought to be enough yens and sens to see me through.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (Yorkshire) self
    • "Hear all, see all, say nowt. Ate all, sup all, pay nowt. An if ever tha does anythin for nowt, mek sure tha does it for tha sen ."
    Derived terms
    * missen (myself) * thissen (thyself)

    Anagrams

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