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common sense
[ kom-uhn sens ]
noun
- sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
common sense
noun
- plain ordinary good judgment; sound practical sense
adjective
- inspired by or displaying sound practical sense
Common Sense
- (1776) A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that called for the United States to declare independence from Britain immediately. Written in a brisk and pungent style, Common Sense had a tremendous impact and helped to persuade many Americans that they could successfully wage a war for their independence.
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Other Words From
- com·mon-sense com·mon·sense adjective
- com·mon·sen·si·cal com·mon·sen·si·ble adjective
- com·mon·sen·si·cal·ly com·mon·sen·si·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of common sense1
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Example Sentences
Letting humans use their common sense is not an invitation to anarchy.
Common sense is not a just a normative judgment about wisdom, but a structural feature of any functioning organization.
We have to use common sense inclusiveness, because we are quickly getting to a place where our brain is falling out.
But in 2014, numerous states passed common-sense public safety laws, showing that the momentum for gun safety is building.
His ideology is just so strong and so powerful that it clouds his vision for common sense and objectiveness.
So one's common sense fails to establish a definite reasonable time.
There are many cases like this in which one's common sense fails to furnish a correct, yet needful guide.
But surely this point of view is the very converse of the teachings of common sense.
His cheerfulness was unbounded, and it was matched by his goodness of heart, his broad charity, and common sense.
Then his mother-wit came out, his lively humour and practical common sense—all unstudied and natural.
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