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sensible
- /ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/ UK
- [ˈsɛn.sɪ.bl̩] UK
- /ˈsɛn.sə.bəl/ Canada, US
- [ˈsɛn.sə.bl̩] Canada, US
- /ˈsen.sɪ.bəl/ Australia
- [ˈsen.sɪ.bl̩] Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin sēnsibilis (“perceptible by the senses, having feeling, sensible”), from sentiō (“to feel, perceive”).
adjective more sensible · most sensible · sensiblest
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Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
They ask questions of someone who thinks he's got something sensible to say on some matter when actually he hasn't.
Similar: reasonable
- Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing. I only wear high heels on formal occasions; otherwise, I prefer sensible shoes.
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Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
For Plato the belief in sensible objects is fallible.
Similar: perceptible, appreciable, detectable · Opposite: insensible, imperceptible, unappreciable, undetectable
- Able to feel or perceive. Would your cambric were sensible as your finger.
- Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive. a sensible thermometer
- Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
- Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something. He cannot think at any time, waking or sleeping, without being sensible of it.
noun sensibles
- Sensation; sensibility. Our temper changed […] which must needs remove the sensible of pain.
- That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible. Aristotle distinguished sensibles into common and proper.
- That which has sensibility; a sensitive being. This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wise, commonsense, commonsensical, commonsensible, prudent, reasonable, judicious, well-founded, thoughtful, perceptible, logical, intelligent, advisable, sensitive, tenable, healthy
Translations
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adj acting with or showing good judgement
| Español | razonable, sensato, sesudo |
|---|---|
| Português | sensato |
| Français | sensé, raisonnable |
| Deutsch | vernünftig |
| Italiano | giudizioso, di buon senso, ragionevole, sensato |
| Română | rezonabil, rațional, sensibil, simțit |
| Русский | разу́мный razúmnyj, здравомы́слящий zdravomýsljaščij, рациона́льный racionálʹnyj, благоразу́мный blagorazúmnyj, здра́вый zdrávyj |
adj characterized more by usefulness than by fashionableness
| Español | práctico |
|---|---|
| Português | prático |
| Français | pratique |
| Deutsch | vernünftig, sinnvoll, gescheit |
| Italiano | pratico, logico |
| Română | practic, logic, chibzuit |
| Русский | практи́чный praktíčnyj, целесообра́зный celesoobráznyj |
adj perceptible by the mind
| Deutsch | wahrnehmbar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | percepibile |
| Română | perceptibil, observabil, sesizabil |
| Русский | ощути́мый oščutímyj |
adj able to feel or perceive
| Français | sensible |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | der Empfindung fähig |
| Italiano | sensibile |
| Română | simțitor, sensibil |
| Русский | восприи́мчивый vospriímčivyj, чувстви́тельный čuvstvítelʹnyj |
adj easily perceived, appreciable
| Deutsch | spürbar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | apprezzabile |
| Română | considerabil, apreciabil, mare |
| Русский | ощути́мый oščutímyj |
adj aware of something
| Deutsch | gewahr |
|---|---|
| Italiano | razionale |
| Română | rațional, conștient, inteligent |
| Русский | сознаю́щий soznajúščij, зна́ющий znájuščij |
Talk about this word "sensible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sensible. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sensible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sensible "sensible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sensible.Cite this
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