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sensible (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin sensibilis, from sensus; SENSE1]
reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment
::She seems very sensible.
::sensible advice
:: It's sensible to keep a note of your passport number.
::Moving house seemed like the sensible thing to do .
suitable for a particular purpose, and practical rather than fashionable
::Eat a sensible diet and exercise daily.
::an old woman in sensible shoes and a neat skirt
formal noticeable
::a sensible increase in temperature
be sensible of sth
literary to know or realize that something exists or is true
::He was very sensible of the difficult situation she was in.
-- sensibly adv
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HINT sense 1
A sensible person is reasonable and shows good judgement. A sensitive person is easily upset, or understands other people's feelings when they are upset.