HyperDic: sensible

English > 4 senses of the word *sensible*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sensible, reasonable	showing reason or sound judgment
	all	sensible, sensitive	able to feel or perceive
	all	sensible	readily perceived by the senses
	all	sensible	aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed

sensible > pronunciation
Sounds	seh'nsahbahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *sensible*: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	showing reason or sound judgment.
Examples	"a sensible choice" "a sensible person"
Synonym	reasonable
Attribute of	reasonableness	goodness of reason and judgment
Narrower	commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical	Exhibiting native good judgment
	healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound	Exercising or showing good judgment
	tenable, well-founded	Based on sound reasoning or evidence
See also	fair, just	Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
	logical	capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
	rational	consistent with or based on or using reason
	valid	Well grounded in logic / logic or truth or having legal force
Opposite	unreasonable	not reasonable
Spanish	razonable, sensato
Catalan	raonable
Nouns	sensibleness	the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment
Adverbs	sensibly	with good sense or in a reasonable / reasonable or intelligent manner

English > *sensible*: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	able to feel or perceive.
Examples	"even amoeba are sensible creatures" "the more sensible parts of the skin"
Synonym	sensitive
See also	aware, cognizant, cognisant	(sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
	conscious	knowing / knowing and perceiving
	sensitive	Responsive to physical stimuli
Opposite	insensible	Incapable of physical sensation
Spanish	sensible
Catalan	sensible
Nouns	sensibility	mental responsiveness and awareness
Nouns	sensibility	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli
Verbs	sense	perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

English > *sensible*: 4 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	readily perceived by the senses.
Examples	"the sensible universe" "a sensible odor"
Broader	perceptible	capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
Spanish	sensible
Catalan	sensible
Nouns	sensibility	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli
Verbs	sense	perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

English > *sensible*: 4 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed.
Examples	"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
Broader	aware, cognizant, cognisant	(sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
Spanish	juicioso, mesurado, sensato
Catalan	assenyat, entenimentat, judiciós, sensat
Nouns	sensibleness	the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment
Verbs	sense	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

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