sensation

noun5

1. •
   A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
2. •
   Excitation of sensory organs.

   • In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […] no sensation; […] — 1822
3. •
   A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

   • Young Derby's odd genius developed remarkably, and in his eighteenth year his collected nightmare-lyrics made a real sensation when issued under the title Azathoth and Other Horrors. — 1937
4. •
   (figurative) A remarkable person.

   • You truly are a sensation.
5. •
   (slang, no longer used) A small serving of gin or sherry.

   • A Sensation . . . . Half-a-glass of sherry. — 1852