sensism

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noun

sensualism

OriginEnglish sense ← Middle English sense ← Old French sens →
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Meanings

nounsensism (countable and uncountable, plural sensisms)

plural sensisms

  1. countableuncountablesensualism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  2. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  3. Latinsentiō
  4. Latinsēnsu
  5. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  6. Frankish*sinn
  7. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  8. Old Frenchsens
  9. Middle Englishsense
  10. Englishsense
  11. Englishsensism

From sense + -ism.

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APA

sensism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensism

MLA

“sensism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensism.

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