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   Sen·si·ble

   /ˈsensəbəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a statement or course of action) chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit: "I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much"
   • ▪ (of a person) possessing or displaying prudence: "he was a sensible and capable boy"
   • 2. (of an object) practical and functional rather than decorative: "Mom always made me have sensible shoes"
   • 3. readily perceived; appreciable: archaic "it will effect a sensible reduction in these figures"
   • ▪ able to notice or appreciate; not unaware of: "we are sensible of the difficulties he faces"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘perceptible by the senses’): from Old French, or from Latin sensibilis, from sensus (see sense).

   Derivatives

   • 1. sensibleness noun

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   How many meanings does the word sensible have?

   • There are 33 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word sensible, 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word sensible? How is the word sensible pronounced? Where does the word sensible come from?

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   What is a sensible person?

   • Definition of sensible adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary (of people and their behavior) able to make good judgments based on reason and experience rather than emotion synonym practical She's a sensible sort of person. I think that's a very sensible idea. Say something sensible.

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   Where did the word sensible come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word sensible is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for sensible is from before 1393, in the writing of John Gower, poet. sensible is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French sensible; Latin sensibilis.

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   What is a sensible world?

   • The essential notion for such a philosophy is that of the flesh, which is not the objective body, nor the body thought by the soul as its own (Descartes), which is the sensible in the twofold sense of what one senses and what senses. What one senses = the sensible thing, the sensible world = the correlate of 88.

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   Sensible refers to your ability to make good judgments: She gave me some very sensible advice. It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night. Sensitive refers to how easily you react to things and how much you are aware of things or other people: a soap for sensitive skin This movie may upset a sensitive child.

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   Sensible definition: having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment. See examples of SENSIBLE used in a sentence.

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   having or showing sound judgment. : very aware; cognizant (usu. fol. by

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    There are 33 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word sensible, 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. sensible has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. anatomy (Middle English) medicine (early 1500s) plants (early 1600s)