sixth sense
n. countablen. a special power that lets you know or feel things that you cannot see, hear, or touch. You use this when you have a lucky guess or a strange feeling that something is true.
n. a power of perception beyond the five physical senses; an intuitive understanding of a situation. Commonly used to describe a sudden, unexplained awareness of hidden truths or future events.
My sixth sense told me that something was wrong.
She had a sixth sense for finding the highest quality books even in a messy second-hand shop.
Veteran detectives often Credit a sixth sense for their ability to read a suspect's intentions, even when the physical evidence remains inconclusive or misleading.
Typically used with the definite article 'the' or a possessive adjective like 'my' or 'her'.