Sensible
['sensɪb(ə)l] or ['sɛnsəbl]
Definition
(adj.) 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'- Henry Hallam; 'sensible that a good deal more is still to be done'- Edmund Burke .
(adj.) readily perceived by the senses; 'the sensible universe'; 'a sensible odor' .
(adj.) able to feel or perceive; 'even amoeba are sensible creatures'; 'the more sensible parts of the skin' .
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Definition
(a.) Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or understanding; ////// heat; sensible resistance.
(a.) Having the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of the proper organs; liable to be affected physsically or mentally; impressible.
(a.) Hence: Liable to impression from without; easily affected; having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also, readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as, a sensible thermometer.
(a.) Perceiving or having perception, either by the senses or the mind; cognizant; perceiving so clearly as to be convinced; satisfied; persuaded.
(a.) Having moral perception; capable of being affected by moral good or evil.
(a.) Possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise.
(n.) Sensation; sensibility.
(n.) That which impresses itself on the sense; anything perceptible.
(n.) That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
Typist: Sol
Synonyms and Synonymous
n.. [1]. Perceptible (by any of the senses or by the mind), that makes an impression.[2]. Cognizant, observant, aware, conscious, convinced, persuaded.[3]. Judicious, wise, discreet, sage, sagacious, reasonable, intelligent, rational, sober, sound.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Tangible, palpable, perceptible, visible, appreciable, judicious, sound,conscious, aware
ANT:Intangible, impalpable, imperceptible, invisible, inappreciable, insensible,unconscious, unaware
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Examples
- But instead of narrowing the scope of politics, to avoid it, the only sensible thing to do is to invent methods which will allow needs and problems and group interests avenues into politics. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I am deeply sensible of your generosity, and I shall treasure its remembrance to my dying hour. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She was naturally sensible, and misfortunes had made her serious. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She was sensible that you had never received any proper acknowledgment from herself. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The suggestion was sensible, and yet I could not force myself to act on it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I ain't mad; I'm sensible,' rejoined the fat boy, beginning to cry. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I am a blind, weak fool, and you are acute and sensible, Shirley. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This is not becoming in a sensible dog; anybody would think you were a silly young gentleman. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Certainly; you must be sensible that the last half-year has made a great difference in your way of life. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Now, Teddy, be sensible. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mr. Collins, to be sure, was neither sensible nor agreeable; his society was irksome, and his attachment to her must be imaginary. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Darling, please be sensible. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Now do be reasonable, and take a sensible view of the case, implored Jo, almost at her wit's end. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He would have been more and more sensible of what was wanting in his home. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Joe's a sensible fellow, interjected Helstone. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As to Twemlow, he is so sensible of being a much better bred man than Veneering, that he considers the large man an offensive ass. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He, too, married a most sensible, quiet, lady-like little woman. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I hoped he would feel this, but, for the moment, he seemed too much absorbed to be sensible of the change. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The last project is very sensible. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- A very sensible question, my dear sir. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- We are only sensible of its causes or effects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Susan had an open, sensible countenance; she was like William, and Fanny hoped to find her like him in disposition and goodwill towards herself. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The next day, sensible they had misbehaved in giving us that disturbance, they sent three of their old counsellors to make their apology. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- My aunt is acting like a sensible woman in wishing for you. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- This then is a sensible proof of the double relation of impressions and ideas. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- We find, in short, such evidence of the slow and scarcely sensible mutations of specific forms, as we have the right to expect. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Yes, believe me, Knightley, I am fully sensible of your attention to me in the whole of this scheme. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Colonel Forster is a sensible man, and will keep her out of any real mischief; and she is luckily too poor to be an object of prey to anybody. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The father was a man of sound judgment who encouraged sensible conversation in his home. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Editor: Margie