sentido

Cebuano

Etymology

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Spanish sentir

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Latin -itusder.

Spanish -ido

Spanish sentidobor.

Cebuano sentido

Borrowed from Spanish sentido.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧do
• IPA^(key): /senˈtido/ [s̪en̪ˈt̪iː.d̪o]

Noun

sentido

1. sense (only in the phrase) sentido komun

Verb

sentido

1. to hit precisely

Central Bikol

Etymology

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Spanish sentir

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Latin -itusder.

Spanish -ido

Spanish sentidobor.

Central Bikol sentido

Borrowed from Spanish sentido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senˈtido/ [sen̪ˈti.d̪o]
• Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧do

Noun

sentído (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ)

1. (anatomy) temple
2. (uncommon) sense

   Synonyms: halaga, hawong, kuwenta

See also

• sentido komun
• sentimental
• sentimiyento
• sentir

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senˈtido/ [s̺en̪ˈt̪i.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧do

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese sentido, past participle of sentir, from Latin sentīre (“to feel”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Noun

sentido m (plural sentidos)

1. sense; meaning
2. sense way (manner)
3. direction

Further reading

• “sentido”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “sentido”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Etymology 2

Participle

sentido (feminine sentida, masculine plural sentidos, feminine plural sentidas)

1. past participle of sentir

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sentido, past participle of sentir, from Latin sentīre (“to feel”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽˈt͡ʃi.du/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽˈti.du/ [sẽˈti.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽˈti.du/ [sẽˈti.ðu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽˈti.du/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -idu
• Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧do

Noun

sentido m (plural sentidos)

1. sense (animals’ means of gathering data)
2. sense (natural appreciation or ability)
3. purpose; intention
4. direction (path or course of a given movement)
5. (figurative) direction (how something is turning out to be)

   Não gosto do sentido que esta discussão está indo.

   I don’t like the direction this discussion is taking.

6. point of view; standpoint; outlook
7. (semantics) meaning (objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes)

   Isto não faz sentido. ― This makes no sense.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:sentido.

Synonyms

• (natural appreciation): apreciação, senso
• (purpose): finalidade, intenção, intuito, propósito, razão
• (direction): direção
• (point of view): perspectiva, ponto de vista
• (meaning): acepção, significado

Hyponyms

• (means of gathering data): audição, olfato, paladar, tato, visão

Derived terms

• duplo sentido
• fazer sentido
• sentido absoluto
• sentido negativo
• sentido positivo
• sexto sentido

Adjective

sentido (feminine sentida, masculine plural sentidos, feminine plural sentidas)

1. felt (that has been experienced or perceived)

   Synonym: pressentido

2. emotionally hurt

   Synonyms: aborrecido, magoado, melindrado, ressentido

3. sad

   Synonyms: contristado, pesaroso, triste

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:sentido.

Related terms

• senso
• sentimento
• sentir

Participle

sentido (feminine sentida, masculine plural sentidos, feminine plural sentidas)

1. past participle of sentir

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:sentir.

Further reading

• “sentido”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sentido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

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Spanish sentir

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Latin -itusder.

Spanish -ido

Spanish sentido

From sentir + -ido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senˈtido/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪i.ð̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: sen‧ti‧do

Adjective

sentido (feminine sentida, masculine plural sentidos, feminine plural sentidas)

1. deeply felt, heartfelt

Noun

sentido m (plural sentidos)

1. sense (faculties of perception)

   Los cinco sentidos tradicionales son la vista, el tacto, el oído, el gusto y el olfacto.

   The traditional five senses are sight, touch, hearing, taste and smell.

   Los humanos también tienen un sexto sentido llamado la "propriocepción" que tiene que ver con la consciencia de la posición del propio cuerpo.

   Humans also have a sixth sense called "proprioception", which has to do with awareness of the position of one's body.

2. sense, way (manner)

   Lo dije en un buen sentido.

   I meant it in a good way.

3. sense, meaning

   El sentido de la palabra es...

   The meaning of the word is...

   No tiene sentido. ― It makes no sense. / It doesn't make any sense.

4. sense, point, use

   No tiene sentido.

   There's no point. / It's no use.

   No tiene sentido alarmarse todavía.

   There's no point in panicking just yet.

   ¿Qué sentido tiene?

   What's the point?

5. feeling

   Synonyms: sentimiento, sensación

6. direction

   Synonym: dirección

   carretera de sentido único ― one-way street

Hyponyms

• sentido común (“common sense”)
• sentido de identidad (“sense of identity”)
• sentido de la vida
• sentido del humor (“sense of humo(u)r”)
• sentido del yo, sentido de sí mismo (“sense of self”)

Derived terms

• cambio de sentido
• cobrar sentido
• con los cinco sentidos
• doble sentido
• en cierto sentido
• en el sentido de las agujas del reloj
• en sentido antihorario
• en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj
• en sentido horario
• en sus cinco sentidos
• hacer sentido
• pena de sentido
• sentido común
• sentido del ridículo
• sexto sentido
• tener sentido

Participle

sentido (feminine sentida, masculine plural sentidos, feminine plural sentidas)

1. past participle of sentir

Further reading

• “sentido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sintido

Etymology

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Spanish sentir

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Latin -itusder.

Spanish -ido

Spanish sentidobor.

Tagalog sentido

Borrowed from Spanish sentido.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /senˈtido/ [sɛn̪ˈt̪iː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: sen‧ti‧do

Noun

sentido (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ)

1. sense; meaning (of an expression)

   Synonyms: kahulugan, diwa

2. (anatomy) temple

   Synonym: pilipisan

Related terms

• disensiyon
• konsenti
• konsentidor
• konsentidora
• konsentimyento
• sensasyon
• sensasyonal
• sensasyonalismo
• sensibilidad
• sensitibidad
• sensitibo
• sensuwalidad
• sentensiya
• sentensiyado
• sentensiyador
• sentido komun
• sentimental
• sentimentalismo
• sentimyento
• sentinela

Further reading

• “sentido”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “sentido”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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