sensible

/'sensəbl/

Thân thiện

A sensible person always wears a coat in cold weather.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Aware or conscious of something: Having or showing an awareness or understanding of something, often based on perception or intellect.
   • Able to be perceived by the senses: Capable of being detected or noticed through sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch.
   • Having the capacity for sensation or feeling: Possessing the ability to feel or perceive.
   • Reasonable and practical: Showing good judgment, wisdom, and practicality in thought or action.

Examples of Usage

• Aware or conscious:
  • She was sensible of the risks involved in the venture.
  • I am sensible that my advice may not be welcome.
• Able to be perceived:
  • There was a sensible drop in temperature after sunset.
  • A sensible odor of coffee filled the kitchen.
• Having the capacity for feeling:
  • Even simple organisms are sensible to changes in their environment.
• Reasonable and practical:
  • Wearing a helmet while cycling is a sensible precaution.
  • He gave a sensible answer to a difficult question.

Advanced Usage

• "Sensible of": (Formal) Aware of or sensitive to something.
  • He was deeply sensible of the honor bestowed upon him.
• "Sensible to": (Often scientific/technical) Responsive or reactive to a stimulus.
  • The material is sensible to heat and expands accordingly.

Variants and Related Words

• Sensibly (adverb): In a reasonable or practical manner.
  • She sensibly decided to save money for the future.
• Sensibility (noun): The capacity to feel or perceive; refined sensitivity to emotional or artistic impressions.
  • The novel appeals to the reader's moral sensibility.
• Sensibleness (noun): The quality of being sensible.
• Insensible (adjective): The opposite; unaware, unconscious, or incapable of feeling.
  • He was insensible to the pain.

Synonyms

• Practical: Concerned with actual use or practice.
• Reasonable: Based on good sense; fair and sensible.
• Judicious: Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.
• Perceptible: Able to be seen or noticed.
• Aware: Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Antonyms

• Foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.
• Impractical: Not adapted for use or action; not sensible.
• Insensible: Unaware; unconscious; incapable of feeling.
• Imperceptible: Impossible to perceive.

Related Phrases

• Sensible shoes: (Idiomatic) Practical, comfortable shoes, often with low heels, suitable for walking or standing for long periods.
  • For the tour, be sure to wear sensible shoes.
• Sensible heat: (Technical, Physics) Heat that causes a change in temperature that can be sensed, as opposed to latent heat.
  • The thermometer measures sensible heat transfer.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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
2. readily perceived by the senses
   • the sensible universe
   • a sensible odor
3. able to feel or perceive
   • even amoeba are sensible creatures
   • the more sensible parts of the skin
4. showing reason or sound judgment
   • a sensible choice
   • a sensible person

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sensitive
• reasonable