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SENSIBLE

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sen⋅si⋅ble

  [sen-suh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
2. cognizant; keenly aware (usually fol. by of): sensible of his fault.
3. significant in quantity, magnitude, etc.; considerable; appreciable: a sensible reduction in price.
4. capable of being perceived by the senses; material: the sensible universe.
5. capable of feeling or perceiving, as organs or parts of the body.
6. perceptible to the mind.
7. conscious: The patient was speechless but still sensible.
8. Archaic. sensitive.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < OF < L sēnsibilis, equiv. to sēns(us) sense + -ibilis -ible

Related forms:
sen⋅si⋅ble⋅ness, noun
sen⋅si⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. intelligent, sagacious, rational, reasonable. See practical. 2. conscious, understanding, observant. 4. perceptible, discernible, palpable.

Antonyms:
1. stupid.
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sen·si·ble   (sěn'sə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Perceptible by the senses or by the mind.

  2. Readily perceived; appreciable.

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

  4. Having a perception of something; cognizant: "I am sensible that a good deal more is still to be done" (Edmund Burke). See Synonyms at aware.

  5. Acting with or exhibiting good sense: a sensible person; a sensible choice.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sēnsibilis, from sēnsus, sense; see sense.]
sen'si·ble·ness n., sen'si·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

sensible 
c.1374, "perceptible to the senses," from L. sensibilis "having feeling, perceptible by the senses," from sensus, pp. of sentire "perceive, feel" (see sense). Meaning "aware, cognizant (of something)" is recorded from c.1412. Meaning "having good sense, reasonable" first recorded c.1530. Of clothes, shoes, etc., "practical rather than fashionable" it is attested from 1855. Sensibility "capacity for refined emotion" is from 1756.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sen·si·ble
Pronunciation: 'sen(t)-s&-b&l
Function: adjective
1 : perceptible to the senses or to reason orunderstanding sensible chill>
2 : capable of receiving sensory impressions <sensible to pain>
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sensible sen·si·ble (sěn'sə-bəl)
adj.

  1. Perceptible by the senses or by the mind.

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

  3. Having a perception of something; cognizant.

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