Added 9 October 2026
sensible
/ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/ adjective
In Latin: practicus Wiktionary
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- Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
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Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.
I only wear high heels on formal occasions; otherwise, I prefer sensible shoes.
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Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
For Plato the belief in sensible objects is fallible.
noun
- Sensation; sensibility.
- That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.
- That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
Origin
From Latin sēnsibilis (“perceptible by the senses, having feeling, sensible”), from sentiō (“to feel, perceive”).
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