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[ adjective ] showing reason or sound judgment
Synonyms Examples "a sensible choice" "a sensible person" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)About that same time John_Crosby 's TV series on the popular arts proved again that giving jazz ample breathing_space is one of the most sensible things a producer can do . (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)The next level attempts to weigh varied evidence and come to a balanced , sensible conclusion ; field measurements by experienced explorers are not rejected , and even reports of a less scientific nature are duly evaluated . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)If goodness and badness lie_in attitudes only and hence are brought into being by them , those men who greeted death and misery with childishly merry laughter are taking the only sensible line . Related terms unreasonable healthy commonsense tenable tenable logical fair logical valid rational reasonableness |
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[ adjective ] aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed
Examples "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 Related terms |
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[ adjective ] readily perceived by the senses
Examples "the sensible universe" "a sensible odor" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] able to feel or perceive
Synonyms Examples "even amoeba are sensible creatures" "the more sensible parts of the skin" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] acting with or showing thought and good sense
Synonyms Examples "a sensible young man" Related terms |
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