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supersensuous

supersensuous

9.9
Beyond what you can notice with your senses, like sight or touch
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərˈsɛnʃuəs/
  • Formal
translation icon : supersensual
  • The novel describes a supersensuous world that exists beyond human perception.

Examples

  • Can you imagine a supersensuous realm beyond our understanding?

  • The artist's work evokes a supersensuous experience that transcends reality.

  • The philosopher discussed the possibility of supersensuous realities that cannot be seen or touched.

  • Some spiritual traditions believe in supersensuous knowledge that comes from intuition rather than the senses.

  • The artist captured a supersensuous beauty in her painting that went beyond mere sight.

  • The music had a supersensuous quality that resonated deeply with my emotions.

  • During the meditation, he experienced a supersensuous connection to the universe, feeling things he could not explain.

Synonyms

supersensible
vssupersensuous
  • Formal
9.9

You cannot see, hear, touch, smell or taste

is phrased as beyond physical experience rather than perception
suprasensual
vssupersensuous
9.9

You cannot feel, see, or hear it

is expressed as exceeding sensory perception in a more general way
supersensual
vssupersensuous
  • Literature
9.9

Not able to be seen, heard, or touched and felt in a spiritual way

focuses more generally on exceeding ordinary physical experience without spiritual emphasis
supramundane
vssupersensuous
9.9

Existing beyond the physical world and not able to be seen or touched

centres on exceeding sensory perception rather than on being above the world
superlunary
vssupersensuous
  • Literature
9.9

Beyond the moon and ordinary life, like something from another world

uses a plain sense of exceeding the senses without poetic moon imagery

Antonyms

525 2.1

Relating to the body, its movement and strength

16 6.1

Enjoying beauty through your senses like sight, smell, and touch

How Transcendent

supersensuous
  • Formal
9.9
transcendent
31 8.8
numinous
  • Literature
4 9.9
mystical
106 7.1
spiritual
660 4.8
ordinary
683 1.0

Surface Forms

supersensuous positive

Morphology

supersensuous = sensuous (transparent) = super + sensuous

Formed by adding the productive prefix 'super-' to the adjective 'sensuous', yielding the clear meaning 'beyond the senses'.

Etymology

Supersensuous combines the prefix super- meaning 'above' and sensuous from sense, meaning 'feeling' or 'the senses'. So a supersensuous thing is 'above' what our senses can notice — beyond touch, sight, or hearing.