sensation

Meanings

• an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
  • "a sensation of touch"
• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
• a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
  • "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
• a state of widespread public excitement and interest
  • "the news caused a sensation"
• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

Synonyms

ace, adept, aesthesis, champion, esthesis, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sense, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard