sensible
/'sensəbl/
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed
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made sensible of his mistakes
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I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling- Henry Hallam
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sensible that a good deal more is still to be done- Edmund Burke
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readily perceived by the senses
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the sensible universe
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a sensible odor
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able to feel or perceive
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even amoeba are sensible creatures
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the more sensible parts of the skin
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showing reason or sound judgment
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a sensible choice
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a sensible person
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