sensible

[ sen-suh-buhl ]

/ ˈsɛn sə bəl /

adjective

having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.

cognizant; keenly aware (usually followed by of): sensible of his fault.

significant in quantity, magnitude, etc.; considerable; appreciable: a sensible reduction in price.

capable of being perceived by the senses; material: the sensible universe.

capable of feeling or perceiving, as organs or parts of the body.

perceptible to the mind.

conscious: The patient was speechless but still sensible.

Archaic. sensitive.

Words nearby sensible

sensei, senseless, sensi, sensibilia, sensibility, sensible, sensible horizon, sensible perspiration, sensillum, sensitive, sensitive fern

Origin of sensible

1325–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin sēnsibilis, equivalent to sēns(us) sense + -ibilis -ible

SYNONYMS FOR sensible

1 intelligent, sagacious, rational, reasonable.

2 conscious, understanding, observant.

4 perceptible, discernible, palpable.

ANTONYMS FOR sensible

1 stupid.

OTHER WORDS FROM sensible

sen·si·ble·ness, nounsen·si·bly, adverbnon·sen·si·ble, adjectivenon·sen·si·ble·ness, noun

non·sen·si·bly, adverbo·ver·sen·si·ble, adjectiveo·ver·sen·si·ble·ness, nouno·ver·sen·si·bly, adverbun·sen·si·ble, adjectiveun·sen·si·ble·ness, nounun·sen·si·bly, adverb

synonym study for sensible

1. See practical.

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British Dictionary definitions for nonsensible

sensible

/ (ˈsɛnsɪbəl) /

adjective

having or showing good sense or judgmenta sensible decision

(of clothing) serviceable; practicalsensible shoes

having the capacity for sensation; sensitive

capable of being apprehended by the senses

perceptible to the mind

(sometimes foll by of) having perception; awaresensible of your kindness

readily perceived; considerablea sensible difference

noun

Also called: sensible note a less common term for leading note

Derived forms of sensible

sensibleness, nounsensibly, adverb

Word Origin for sensible

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin sēnsibilis, from Latin sentīre to sense

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Medical definitions for nonsensible

sensible

[ sĕn′sə-bəl ]

adj.

Perceptible by the senses or by the mind.

Having the faculty of sensation; able to feel or perceive.

Having a perception of something; cognizant.