Kinesthesia

/ˌkɪnɪsˈθiːʒə/ noun

Definition

The sense of body position and movement — the awareness of where your limbs are without looking at them.

Etymology

From Greek kinein (to move) + aisthesis (sensation). Often called the "sixth sense" but it is really the most fundamental one — without kinesthesia, you could not walk, speak, or feed yourself. It is the sense you never think about because it never fails.

Kelly Says

You are using kinesthesia right now — knowing where your hands are without looking at them. It is the most important sense you have never heard of. Remove it, and you cannot walk, eat, or speak. It works so perfectly that we forgot it existed.

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