sensible
Meaning of sensible
- done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.
I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much
a sensible diet
- (of an object) practical and functional rather than decorative.
Mum always made me have sensible shoes
- readily perceived; appreciable.
it will effect a sensible reduction in these figures
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘perceptible by the senses’): from Old French, or from Latin sensibilis, from sensus (see sense).
Information about sensible
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of sensible is: sensibles.
- Languages in which sensible is used:
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GalicianHyphenation of sensible
sen-si-ble
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- sensible is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
sensible synonyms
Meaning reasonable:
Meaning sensitive:
Meaning of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas:
Meaning having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected:
Meaning capable of being trusted:
Meaning based on or in accordance with reason or logic:
Meaning of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument:
Meaning vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear:
Meaning wary and unwilling to take risks:
Meaning keeping or showing a balance; in good proportions:
Meaning serious, sensible, and solemn:
Meaning dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations:
Meaning absorbed in or involving thought:
Meaning having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement:
Meaning acting with or showing care and thought for the future:
Meaning (especially of a young person) having reached a stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult:
Meaning having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense:
Meaning having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd:
Meaning (of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something:
Meaning having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute:
Meaning having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level:
Meaning quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent:
sensible antonyms
Meaning lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:
Translation of sensible
- German: sinnvoll
- French: sensé, judicieux, avisé, correct, bon
- Spanish: sensato, juicioso, prudente, correcto, justo, apropiado, apto
- Italian: giudizioso, assennato, corretto, giusto
Words that rhyme with sensible
Maible, dwaible, faible, Bible, bible, ribible, rubible, adducible, coercible, cognoscible, concrescible, concupiscible, conducible, convincible, crucible, deducible, demiscible, divorcible, docible, educible, effervescible, enforcible, evanescible, evincible, experiencible, fencible, fermentescible, forcible, immarcescible, immiscible, improducible, imputrescible, incoercible, incognoscible, incommiscible, inconvincible, indestrucible, indicible, indocible, inducible, ineffervescible, innascible, insenescible, introducible, invincible, irascible, irreducible, irreproducible, lucible, marcescible