supersensible
supersensible adjective: beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.
Adjective
supersensible (comparative more supersensible, superlative most supersensible)
- Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.
- Heaven is a supersensible realm.
- The imagination, therefore, must furnish to religion and to metaphysics those large ideas tinctured with passion, those supersensible forms shrouded in awe, in which alone a mind of great sweep and vitality can find its congenial objects.1900, George Santayana, chapter 1, in Interpretations of Poetry and Religion, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 6
- Extremely sensible; excessively sensitive or aware of something.
- […] the patriotic zeal officially evinced by Claggart had somewhat irritated him as appearing rather supersensible and strained.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 16, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
Synonyms of supersensible
Forms of supersensible
| comparative | more supersensible |
|---|---|
| superlative | most supersensible |
Origin of supersensible
From super- + sensible.
Words formed from supersensible
Questions about supersensible
- What does supersensible mean?
- Supersensible means beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.
- What part of speech is supersensible?
- Supersensible is an adjective.
Words near supersensible in the dictionary
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