sensibleness

sensibleness
index common sense, expedience, pragmatism, reason (sound judgment), sanity

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  • Sensibleness — Sen si*ble*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being sensible; sensibility; appreciation; capacity of perception; susceptibility. The sensibleness of the eye. Sharp. Sensibleness and sorrow for sin. Hammond. [1913 Webster] The sensibleness of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sensibleness — sensible ► ADJECTIVE 1) wise and prudent; having or showing common sense. 2) practical and functional rather than decorative. 3) (sensible of/to) formal or dated aware of: I am very sensible to your concerns. DERIVATIVES sensibleness noun… …   English terms dictionary

  • sensibleness — noun see sensible I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sensibleness — See sensible. * * * …   Universalium

  • sensibleness — noun The property of being sensible …   Wiktionary

  • sensibleness — sen·si·ble·ness || sensÉ™blnɪs n. reasonableness, judiciousness; awareness, cognizance; ability to be perceived; ability to perceive; state of being considerable …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sensibleness — sen·si·ble·ness …   English syllables

  • sensibleness — noun the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment • Derivationally related forms: ↑sensible • Hypernyms: ↑reasonableness, ↑practicality …   Useful english dictionary

  • sensible — sensibleness, n. sensibly, adv. /sen seuh beuhl/, adj. 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,… …   Universalium

  • sensible — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin sensibilis, from sensus, past participle of sentire to feel Date: 14th century 1. of a kind to be felt or perceived: as a. perceptible to the senses or to reason or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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