sensible in English dictionary

  • sensible

    Meanings and definitions of "sensible"

    • Easily perceived; appreciable.
    • Able to feel or perceive.
    • Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
    • Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.
    • Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason.
    • Characterized more by usefulness or practicality than by fashionableness, especially of clothing.
    • (now dated or formal) Perceptible by the senses.
    • adjective
      (now dated or formal)
      Perceptible by the senses.
    • adjective
      Easily perceived; appreciable.
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Able to feel or perceive.
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.
    • adjective
      Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.
    • adjective
      Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason.
    • adjective
      Characterized more by usefulness or practicality than by fashionableness, especially of clothing.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Sensation; sensibility.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
    • perceptible by the mind
    • easily perceived, appreciable
    • able to feel or perceive
    • aware of something
    • acting with or showing good judgement
    • characterized more by usefulness than by fashionableness
    • reasonable and consequently also useful
    • adjective
      able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin"
    • adjective
      aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; "made sensible of his mistakes"; "I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling"- Henry Hallam; "sensible that a good deal more is still to be done"- Edmund Burke
    • adjective
      readily perceived by the senses; "the sensible universe"; "a sensible odor"
    • adjective
      showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

    Synonyms of "sensible" in English dictionary

    cognisant, level-headed, valid are the top synonyms of "sensible" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "sensible" in English dictionary

    unreasonable, insensible are the top antonyms of "sensible" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of sensible

    • sensible ( comparative more sensible, superlative most sensible)
    • sensible (comparative more sensible, superlative most sensible)
    • sensible (plural sensibles)
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