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sensul

Sensul is a Romanian masculine noun with several related meanings centered on meaning, sense, or direction. It denotes both semantic meaning (the signification of something) and physical or figurative direction or orientation. The definite form is sensul, derived from the base noun sens; the plural is sensuri, with genitive/dative forms sensului and sensurilor.

Etymology and related terms: sensul derives from Latin sensus, and is cognate with the English sense and

Usage and senses: sensul can refer to the meaning of words or sentences, the purpose or intention

See also: sens, semnificație, direcție.

the
French
sens.
In
Romanian
usage,
it
appears
in
phrases
that
express
meaning,
significance,
or
orientation,
sometimes
overlapping
with
words
like
semnificație
(significance)
and
direcție
(direction).
behind
actions,
or
the
orientation
of
a
person
or
object.
Examples
include
sensul
unei
propoziții
(the
meaning
of
a
sentence),
sensul
vieții
(the
meaning
of
life),
and
sensul
unei
decizii
(the
significance
or
rationale
of
a
decision).
The
expression
nu
are
sens
is
commonly
used
to
say
that
something
does
not
make
sense.
The
construction
în
sensul
X
is
used
to
specify
a
particular
sense
or
interpretation,
as
in
în
sensul
lingvistic
(in
the
linguistic
sense).