sensation
     n 1: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a
          sensation of touch" [syn: {sense experience}, {sense
          impression}, {sense datum}]
     2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
        {adept}, {champion}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius},
         {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard},
         {wiz}]
     3: a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest;
        "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between
        hope and fear"
     4: a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the
        news caused a sensation"
     5: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended;
        "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses
        of smell and hearing" [syn: {sense}, {sentience}, {sentiency},
         {sensory faculty}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0