Sensate is an English word with synonyms like sentient or animate. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sensate meaning
- Perceived by one or more of the senses.
- Having the ability to sense things physically.
- Felt or apprehended through a sense, or the senses.
Using Sensate
- The main meaning on this page is: Perceived by one or more of the senses. | Having the ability to sense things physically. | Felt or apprehended through a sense, or the senses.
- Useful related words include: sentient, animate.
Context around Sensate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sensate
- In this selection, "sensate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 34 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, physical and culture stand out and add context to how "sensate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a sensate culture in and denies the sensate or sensate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sensate" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sensate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A pattern of personal tensions was aggravated by Sorokin's deep dislike for American civilization, which he regarded as a sensate culture in decline. (24 words)
Just as the spirit is invisible, so also is its language a secret, and the secret lies in its using the same words as the child and the simpleminded person but using them metaphorically, whereby the spirit denies the sensate or sensate-physical way. (44 words)
Just as the spirit is invisible, so also is its language a secret, and the secret lies in its using the same words as the child and the simpleminded person but using them metaphorically, whereby the spirit denies the sensate or sensate-physical way. (44 words)
A pattern of personal tensions was aggravated by Sorokin's deep dislike for American civilization, which he regarded as a sensate culture in decline. (24 words)
Example sentences (2)
Just as the spirit is invisible, so also is its language a secret, and the secret lies in its using the same words as the child and the simpleminded person but using them metaphorically, whereby the spirit denies the sensate or sensate-physical way.
A pattern of personal tensions was aggravated by Sorokin's deep dislike for American civilization, which he regarded as a sensate culture in decline.