common sense
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common sense
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Calque of Middle French sens commun and its source, Latin sēnsus commūnis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κοινὴ αἴσθησις (koinḕ aísthēsis).
noun common-sense · commonsense
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Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.
To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy, to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot, bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it, whatever it is, and despise affectation.
Similar: cop on, good sense, horse sense, mother wit, native wit
- One of the four interior senses; the one by which information from the five exterior senses is understood and interpreted. This common ſenſe is the Iudge or Moderator of the reſt, by whom we diſcerne all differences of obiects; for by mine eye I doe not knowe that I ſee, or by mine eare that I heare, but by my common ſenſe, […]
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noun ordinary understanding
| Español | sentido común |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 常識 jōshiki |
| 中文 | 常識 /常识 chángshí, 常情 chángqíng, 常理 chánglǐ |
| Kiswahili | akili |
| Português | senso comum, bom senso |
| Français | bon sens, sens commun |
| Deutsch | gesunder Menschenverstand, Common Sense |
| Italiano | buonsenso, senno, senso comune |
| Ελληνικά | κοινή λογική koiní logikí |
| Română | bun-simț |
| Русский | здра́вый смысл zdrávyj smysl, у́м-ра́зум úm-rázum |
| Tiếng Việt | lẽ thường |
| العربية | اَلْحِسّ السَّلِيم al-ḥiss as-salīm |
| עברית | שכל הישר, היגיון פשוט |
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