definition of
sensation

[1] #1 sensation n. [esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum] an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch". wn

[2] #2 sensation n. [ace, adept, champion, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field. wn

[3] #3 sensation n. a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear". wn

[4] #4 sensation n. a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation". wn

[5] #5 sensation n. [sense, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty] the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing". wn