sense of hearing
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2.3
- noun
- /sɛns əv ˈhɪrɪŋ/
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sentido del oído
- When learning music, the skills connected with the sense of hearing are being continually developed and refined.
For me, my sense of hearing and sense of smell.
- For me, my sense of hearing and sense of smell.
- Deaf people are not aware about HIV AIDS because they lack the sense of hearing.
Examples
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Within days after I stopped talking... my sense of hearing had drastically improved.
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While we talked, I again remembered that the sense of hearing remains viable longer than other senses.
Fiction book (2001) -
Our goal is to increase the amount of information received through the sense of hearing.
Academic text (1990) -
An understanding of how students develop listening skills also requires an understanding of the sense of hearing.
Academic text (1990) -
Once it's done, explain the sense of hearing to them.
Blog text (25) -
Both listening skills and oral communication skills are acquired through the sense of hearing.
Academic text (1990) -
Snakes have a really keen sense of hearing and vibration.
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Furthermore, girls are born with a more acute sense of hearing, particularly at the higher frequencies used for speech discrimination.
Academic text (2011) -
Address the importance and sophistication of the sense of hearing for musicians: speech understanding, pitch perception, localization (pinpointing where a sound is coming from).
Academic text (2008) -
The musician's talent relies heavily on her sense of hearing to identify subtle notes.
Synonyms
267
2.3
The skill of noticing and understanding sounds like music or speech
192
1.0
The ability to notice sounds
1
6.1
The ability to hear sounds
1
3.7
To hear sounds with your ears
1
4.5
The ability to hear and understand sounds
The ability to hear sounds through the ears
The ability to hear and understand sounds around you
Antonyms
How Acute
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the faculty of hearing' is directly derivable from 'sense' (a physical faculty) + 'of' (possessive/relational marker) + 'hearing' (the ability to perceive sound). This is a standard noun + of + noun composition found across languages and follows common English construction patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase sense of hearing comes from two simple words: sense meaning a way we notice things and hearing meaning what our ears do. That's why it means 'the ability to hear sounds'.