sensible
sen‧si‧ble S3 W3 /ˈsensəbəl, ˈsensɪbəl/
adjective
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.
► A sensible person is reasonable and shows good judgement. A sensitive person is easily upset, or understands other people’s feelings and problems.
2. 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
3. formal noticeable:
a sensible increase in temperature
4. be sensible of something literary to know or realize that something exists or is true
SYN aware:
He was very sensible of the difficult situation she was in.
—sensibly adverb
sen‧si‧ble S3 W3 /ˈsensəbəl, ˈsensɪbəl/
adjective Word Family: adjective: sensible, insensible, senseless, sensitive ≠ insensitive, sensory, nonsensical, insensate; noun: sense ≠ nonsense, sensibility ≠ insensibility, sensitivity ≠ insensitivity, senselessness, sensitization, sensor; adverb: sensibly, senselessly, sensitively ≠ insensitively; verb: sense, sensitize
1. reasonable, practical, and showing good judgement: ► A sensible person is reasonable and shows good judgement. A sensitive person is easily upset, or understands other people’s feelings and problems.
2. suitable for a particular purpose, and practical rather than fashionable:
3. formal noticeable:
4. be sensible of something literary to know or realize that something exists or is true
SYN aware:
—sensibly adverb