sensible
adjective
1. acting with or showing good sense; able to make good decisions based on reason.
- a sensible choice
- a sensible person
Similar word(s): fair, just, logical, rational, commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical, healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, sound, tenable, valid, reasonable
2. able to feel or perceive
- even amoeba are sensible creatures
- the more sensible parts of the skin
Similar word(s): aware, cognisant, cognizant, conscious, sensitive, sensitive
3. easily perceived by the senses
- a sensible taste
- a sensible odor
Similar word(s): perceptible
4. 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
- sensible that a good deal more is still to be done
Similar word(s): aware, cognisant, cognizant
5. (especially of clothing) more useful or practical than fashionable.
Sentences with sensible as an adjective:
- a sensible thermometer
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.