Sixth-sense
noun
1.
a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition:
His sixth sense warned him to be cautious.
noun
1.
any supposed sense or means of perception, such as intuition or clairvoyance, other than the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell
Keen intuition, as in She had a sixth sense that they would find it in the cellar. This term alludes to a sense in addition to the five physical senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. [ c. 1800 ]
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