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- pronunciation:
- sen
s
bl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having or showing sound judgment.
Her son had always made unwise decisions, and she wished he would be more sensible.I don't think that quitting your job is a sensible thing to do right now.- synonyms:
- levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable
- antonyms:
- absurd, asinine, daft, foolish, half-baked, impractical, mad, nonsensical, senseless, silly, stupid, wild, zany
- similar words:
- credible, down-to-earth, hardheaded, intelligent, judicious, logical, plausible, politic, realistic, responsible, sagacious, sage, sane, sober, sound, thoughtful
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| definition 2: |
very aware; cognizant (usu. fol. by "of").
He is no longer sensible of his surroundings.We are all sensible of your grief.Few were sensible of the event's seriousness at the time.- synonyms:
- aware, cognizant, conscious
- antonyms:
- insensible
- similar words:
- attentive, awake, mindful, observant, regardful
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| definition 3: |
able to be perceived by the senses.
At first, the odor of the leaking gas was not sensible to the employees.- synonyms:
- perceptible, phenomenal
- antonyms:
- insensible
- similar words:
- appreciable, concrete, corporeal, discernible, feeling, manifest, material, palpable, physical, real, substantial, tangible, visible
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| definition 4: |
able to perceive or feel; conscious.
Only the dogs were sensible to the noise.- synonyms:
- conscious, sentient
- antonyms:
- insensible, senseless
- similar words:
- aware, sensitive
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| related words: |
advisable, competent, discreet, earthy, intelligent, moderate, practical, prudent, safe, sensational, steady, tenable, well, wise |
adverb + (adj.)sensible
economically, eminently, equally, otherwise, perfectly, scientifically, seemingly, utterly
(adj.)sensible
+ adverb
ecologically, from, surely, wildly
(adj.)sensible
+ noun
advice,
allocation,
alternative,
approach,
arrangement,
atmosphere,
choice,
clothes,
compromise,
conclusion,
decision,
diet,
downsizing,
eating,
exercise,
explanation,
fellow,
heel,
lifestyle,
limit,
load,
nutrition,
option,
plan,
planning,
policy,
portion,
precaution,
pricing,
proposal,
pump,
recommendation,
reform,
regimen,
regulation,
sailor,
scheme,
sedan,
shoe,
skirt,
solution,
starting,
strategy,
suggestion,
suspicion,
walking
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| derivations: |
sensibly (adv.), sensibleness (n.) |
The word sensible
contains the following parts:
sens, sent1
Latin
root
that means to feel, to perceive
  Example words:
assent, consent, desensitize, dissent, insensate, resent, sensation, senseless, sensibility, sensible, sensitive, sensitivity, sensitize, sensory, sensual, sensuous, sentiment, sentimental
-able, -ible, -ble
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being, doing, or undergoing
More about this word part:
The suffix -able
, and its variants, is attached to Latin verb roots or English transitive verbs to form adjectives. (In a small set of cases, -able
is attached to a noun, e.g. knowledgeable and marriageable.) For spelling purposes, it is useful to know that -able
is more likely to be added to a whole English word (comparable
, adorable
), while -ible
is more likely to follow a bound root (visible
, legible
). However,there are still many words which combine a root with -able
(capable
, inevitable
). The suffix -ity can be added to any adjective ending in -able
, -ible
, -ble
to produce a corresponding noun ending in -ability, -ibility, -bility (possible
+ -ity > possibility; irrevocable
+ -ity > irrevocability.)
Example words:
acceptable, accessible, admissible, adorable, amiable, amicable, audible, avoidable, believable, bearable, biodegradable, capable, calculable, cognizable, comparable, compatible, comprehensible, conformable, conversable, convertible, corrigible, credible, creditable, curable, dependable, despicable, disagreeable, disposable, divisible, eligible, explicable, flammable, flexible, illegible, illimitable, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impalpable, impassable, impeccable, impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, inalienable, inaudible, incapable, incalculable, incommunicable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, detectable, conceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefeasible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indivisible, indomitable, ineligible, ineluctable, ineradicable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, inhospitable, inimitable, inscrutable, inseparable, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, invaluable, invariable, invincible, invisible, irrefragable, irrefutable, irremissible, irreparable, irreversible, irrevocable, legible, likable, lovable, manageable, measurable, movable, navigable, notable, opposable, palpable, perishable, permissible, placable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, prescriptible, recognizable, remissible, reprehensible, reversible, risible, semipermeable, sensible, superable, susceptible, tangible, tenable, tolerable, tractable, transmissible, unsupportable, usable, viable, visible, washable, affordable, allowable, reliable, remarkable, approachable, disputable, drinkable, durable, eatable, renewable, sustainable, unshakable
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