Phrase guide

sixth sense

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: second sight

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insight

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intuition

History

Etymology

Adding to the traditional five senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဆဋ္ဌမအာရုံ (hcathta.ma.arum) — extrasensory perception
  • Catalan: sisè sentit — extrasensory perception
  • Chinese Cantonese: 第六感 (dai6 luk6 gam2) — extrasensory perception
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第六感 (dìliùgǎn) — extrasensory perception
  • Czech: šestý smysl — extrasensory perception
  • Danish: sjette sans — extrasensory perception
  • Dutch: zesde zintuig — extrasensory perception
  • Finnish: kuudes aisti — extrasensory perception
  • French: sixième sens — extrasensory perception
  • German: sechster Sinn — extrasensory perception
  • Hungarian: hatodik érzék — extrasensory perception
  • Italian: sesto senso — extrasensory perception
  • Japanese: 第六感 (dairokkan) — extrasensory perception
  • Norwegian: sjette sans — extrasensory perception
  • Persian: حس ششم (hess-e šešom) — extrasensory perception
  • Polish: szósty zmysł — extrasensory perception
  • Portuguese: sexto sentido — extrasensory perception
  • Russian: шесто́е чу́вство (šestóje čúvstvo) — extrasensory perception
  • Upper Sorbian: šesty zmysł — extrasensory perception
  • Spanish: sexto sentido — extrasensory perception
  • Swedish: sjätte sinne — extrasensory perception
  • Turkish: altıncı his — extrasensory perception
  • Turkish: altıncı duyu — extrasensory perception
  • Turkish: önsezi — extrasensory perception
  • Ukrainian: шосте чуття (šoste čuttja) — extrasensory perception