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five senses

five senses noun: the five major senses in most animals: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

Noun

the five senses pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The five major senses in most animals: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

five senses meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese

five senses in Arabic

sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
ٱَلْحَوَاسُّ ٱلْخَمْسُ l-ḥawāssu l-ḵamsu

five senses in Malay

sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
pancaindera

five senses in Indonesian

sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
pancaindra

five senses in Vietnamese

sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
ngũ giác, năm giác quan
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five senses in Myanmar
အာရုံငါးပါး arumnga:pa:

Questions about five senses

What does five senses mean?
Five senses means the five major senses in most animals: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
What is five senses in Arabic?
Five senses in Arabic is ٱَلْحَوَاسُّ ٱلْخَمْسُ (l-ḥawāssu l-ḵamsu). See Five senses meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is five senses?
Five senses is a noun.

Words near five senses in the dictionary

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  2. Five Points
  3. Five Poisons
  4. Five Power Defence Arrangements
  5. Five Precepts
  6. five senses
  7. Five Sisters
  8. five sixths
  9. five stones
  10. five thousand
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