sense vs cense
Definitions
noun
- the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
- a natural appreciation or ability
- a general conscious awareness
- the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
- sound practical judgment
verb
- detect some circumstance or entity automatically
- comprehend
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
Examples
I thought he had a bit more sense, but no.
The remaining three evolutionary forces are nonadaptive in the sense that they are not a function of the fitness properties of individuals: mutation is the ultimate source of variation on which natural selection acts, recombination assorts variation within and among chromosomes, and genetic drift ensures that gene frequencies will deviate a bit from generation to generation independent of other forces.
The result of such rack-rent can only be evil, abuse and neglect of the soil, deterioration in the character of the laborers, and a widespread sense of injustice.
Definitions
verb
- perfume especially with a censer
Examples
Siva's devotees are forbidden to use drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, psychedelics and marijuana, unless prescribed by a licensed physician.
A samurai warrior, before going into battle, would burn incense in his helmet so that if an enemy took his head he would at least offer his beheader a pleasant aroma.
Travolta is a licensed jet pilot and owns a Learjet.
