sensible

Meaning

Adj

1. Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
2. Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.
3. (especially, formal) Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
4. (archaic) Able to feel or perceive.
5. (archaic) Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.
6. (archaic) Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
7. (archaic) Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Sensation; sensibility.
2. (obsolete) That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.
3. (obsolete) That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.

Opposite of

insensible, imperceptible, unappreciable, undetectable

Synonyms

reasonable

wise

judicious

intelligent

prudent

rational

sound

🔉

sagacious

sage

sane

farsighted

clever

sensitive

practical

perceptible

decent

conscious

smart

aware

logical

sentient

believable

sensuous

secure

righteous

trustable

understanding

principled

unfailing

convincing

trusty

appropriate

truthful

useful

kosher

straight

dependable

true

noticeable

responsible

ethical

reliable

credible

honest

honorable

trustworthy

businesslike

serious

cognizant

sensory

Translations

sensato

verstandig

sensato

raisonnable

sensato

vernünftig

sage

sensat

klug

ragionevole

juicioso

verständig

assenyat

judicioso

prudente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/

Etymology

From Latin sēnsibilis (“perceptible by the senses, having feeling, sensible”), from sentiō (“to feel, perceive”).