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noun

sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.

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Origin:
1525–35; translation of Latin sēnsus commūnis, itself translation of Greek koinḕ aísthēsis

Related forms

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 Origin & History

common sense

14c., originally the power of uniting mentally the impressions conveyed by the five physical senses, thus "ordinary understanding, without which one is foolish or insane" (L. sensus communis, Gk. koine aisthesis); meaning "good sense" is from 1726. Also, as an adj., commonsense.

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Common Sense definition

(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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"The British are a self-distrustful, diffident people, agreeing with alacrity that they are neither successful nor clever, and only modestly claiming that they have a keener sense of humour, more robust common sense, and greater staying power as a nation than all the rest of the world put together."

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