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sensible
What does sensible mean?
sensible (adjective): showing reason or sound judgment.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use sensible in a sentence?
- A sensible choice. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce sensible?
/ˈsɛnsəbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sensible come from?
From Latin sēnsibilis (“perceptible by the senses, having feeling, sensible”), from sentiō (“to feel, perceive”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of sensible?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “sensible” mean?
showing reason or sound judgment
Right! That's what “sensible” means.
requiring little skill or effort
Not quite: that's what easy means.
likely or most likely to be true
Not quite: that's what probable means.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
Not quite: that's what awful means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “sensible”?
impossible
Not quite: impossible means something else.
reasonable
Right!
successful
Not quite: successful means something else.
particular
Not quite: particular means something else.
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