good sense

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good sense

/ˌɡʊd ˈsɛn(t)s/ UK
/ˌɡʊd ˈsɛns/ US

Where it comes from

Calque of Middle French bon sens, from Old French boin sens (modern French bon sens (“common sense, good sense”)).

noun

idiomatic, uncountable Common sense; sensibleness. I have divers of their Letters by me, where in there is neither good matter, good Language, good Senſe, nor true Engliſh.
Similar: mother wit, native wit · Opposite: bad sense

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@misc{good_sense_2026,
  title = {good sense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/good%20sense},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}