noun
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Sensation; sensibility.
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That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.
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That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
adjective
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Perceptible by the senses.
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Easily perceived; appreciable.
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Able to feel or perceive.
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Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.
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a sensible thermometer
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Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
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Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.
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Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason.
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Characterized more by usefulness or practicality than by fashionableness, especially of clothing.
Examples of sensible in a Sentence
That's the first sensible thing you've said in a long time.
Kuragin was much more sensible and simple with women than among men.
Some sensible observations by the editor were added to the original biography.
On such points the Catholics followed the more sensible course.
And I love her, because her character is sensible and very good.
One day he is sensible, well educated, and good-natured, and the next he's a wild beast....
Gonzago, sensible of his secretary's abilities, commended him to Philip II.
If any sensible current flows through this insulator the galvanometer will show a deflection.
A sensible effect remained, however, after the influence of splashing was eliminated.
The Latin word sacramentum originally meant any bodily or sensible thing, or an action, or a form of words solemnly endowed with a meaning and purpose which in itself it has not.
The others agreed readily to this sensible suggestion, and at once the boy began to harness Jim to the buggy.
This opinion is deduced from our experience of the behaviour of bodies of sensible size, but we have no experimental evidence that two atoms may not sometimes coincide.
He'll be killed, said this more sensible man.
While Parkside was officially beyond the limits of sensible commuting, enough hardy souls made the long daily trek into Philadelphia to label the town an outlying bedroom community.
So long as there is no sensible discrepancy of phase there can be no sensible diminution of brightness as compared with that to be found at the focal point itself.
Of course, we agree with that measure, it is perfectly sensible.
And to think it is Cyril Vladimirovich Bezukhov's son who amuses himself in this sensible manner!
The brine is cooled in a tank filled with spiral pipes, in which anhydrous ammonia, previously liquefied by compression, is vaporized in vacuo at the atmospheric temperature by the sensible heat of the returncurrent of brine, whose temperature has been slightly raised in its passage through the circulating tubes.
She met adversity in a sensible way.
Then Japan made three sensible proposals for Korean reform, to be undertaken jointly by herself and China.
She was sensible that you had never received any proper acknowledgment from herself.
Make sure your group know to wear sensible footwear especially in wetter seasons.
It is fundamentally necessary, in order to avoid such floundering, that the "knowledge" of things sensible should be kept distinct from the "knowledge" of things spiritual; yet in practice they are constantly confused.
It seems sensible to do what you can to reduce these fees.
On the other hand, since the philosopher must still live and act in the concrete sensible world, the Socratic identification of wisdom and virtue is fully maintained by Plato.
It belongs to this view to regard the imperfection of things as devoid of real being, and so incapable of being definitely thought or known; accordingly, we find that Plato has no technical term for that in the concrete sensible world which hinders it from perfectly expressing the abstract ideal world, and which in Aristotle's system is distinguished as absolutely formless matter (An).
This is Realism, which may be of two varieties, according as the substantially existent universals are supposed to exist apart from the sensible phenomena or only in and with the objects of sense as their essence.
They all sought to explain the material universe as given in sensible perception; their explanation was in terms of matter, movement, force.
Again, he was sensible of the paramount value of manuscript authority, and appears to have introduced no readings from mere conjecture.
The Aryan versions of this sensible legend will be found in Satapatha-Brahmana.'
It is an acrimonious dispute, so exercise sensible caution!
A sensible, pragmatic approach was taken to public sector reform.
He suggested it would be " more sensible " to spend the money to combat alcoholism than on the database.
However, he did eventually ring me from Croatia, where he very sensible went to avoid the mayhem.
I would have hoped your tenants would be sensible enough not to want burst pipes damaging their goods.
Priors are chosen to be non-informative, with the exception of ensuring positivity where sensible 2.
This Code outlines sensible precautions for those coming back to enjoy the countryside.
There are a number of sensible suggestions set out here which we welcome.
The sensible heat of the incoming air, as measured by a dry bulb thermometer, is reduced.
The Treasury's short term, blinkered, approach to the fishing industry has time and time again thwarted the adoption of sensible policies.
The term acquired a special significance in the philosophy of Kant, who used it to describe the contradictory results of applying to the universe of pure thought the categories or criteria proper to the universe of sensible perception (phenomena).
We do not think it would be sensible to republish now, but will consider doing so after the next Finance Act.
In this sublunary sphere, all things are not commensurate, nor is everything sensible to every-body alike.
Needing "sensible" shoes does not translate into leaving style behind.
To avoid this happening in the UK it seems sensible to have an army.
This will fund activities including educational campaigns to promote sensible drinking and programs to tackle alcohol-related harm.
Budget details Food - £ 45 per week for a single person is a sensible but not lavish budget.
This has made sensible collaboration between otherwise like-minded groups considerably more difficult.
In either case it appears to have seemed sensible to bury the loot.
There is still time to stop this motorway madness and invest the money saved in sensible alternatives instead.