Sense words describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels. They connect writing to our five senses and help readers imagine details clearly.
Ask yourself: “What does it look like, sound like, smell like, taste like, or feel like?” Use adjectives to describe it.
Writers use sense words to make their sentences more vivid and engaging. Without them, writing can feel plain. With them, readers experience the text through their senses.
Always check: Does my sentence help the reader imagine with their senses? If not, add a sense word adjective.
Here are some useful sense words you can use in your writing:
Choose adjectives that match the sense you want the reader to notice most.
When you use sense word adjectives, your writing comes alive. Readers can see, hear, smell, taste, and feel your descriptions as if they were there.
Remember: The best descriptions use more than one sense word to paint a full picture for the reader.