sensation

nouns

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
"a sensation of touch"
aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression
is derived from
sense
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
"anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
sensation
is a type of (narrower)
emotional agitation and excitement
stir
a state of widespread public excitement and interest
"the news caused a sensation"
sensation
is a type of (narrower)
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
"his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation
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"
sensation, sense, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency
is derived from
sense