Sensible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing reason or sound judgment

able to feel or perceive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛnsᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛnsɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛnsɪbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɛnsᵻbəl/.

Examples

a sensible choice
a sensible person
even amoeba are sensible creatures

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reasonable sensitive

Antonyms

insensible unreasonable

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing reason or sound judgment “a sensible choice”
adjective	able to feel or perceive “even amoeba are sensible creatures”
adjective	readily perceived by the senses “the sensible universe”
adjective	aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; ; - Henry Hallam; - Edmund Burke “made sensible of his mistakes”

Word Forms

reasonableness	noun	the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
sensibleness	noun	the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment
sense	verb	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
sensibility	noun	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
sensitiveness	noun	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vernünftig

Vernunft oder gesundes Urteilsvermögen zeigen

🇪🇸Spanish

sensitivo

mostrando razón o buen juicio

🇮🇹Italian

sensato

mostrando ragione o buon giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

gevoelig

het tonen van rede of gezond oordeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

sensato

mostrando razão ou bom senso

🇷🇺Russian

разумный

показ разума или здравого суждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समझदार

कारण या ठोस निर्णय दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

বুদ্ধিমান

কারণ বা সঠিক রায় দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

விவேகமான

காரணம் அல்லது சரியான தீர்ப்பைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివిగల

కారణం లేదా సరైన తీర్పును చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

समजूतदार

कारण किंवा योग्य निर्णय दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજદાર

કારણ અથવા યોગ્ય નિર્ણય દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂವೇದನಾಶೀಲ

ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേകമുള്ള

കാരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശരിയായ വിധി കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝਦਾਰ

ਕਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੀ ਨਿਰਣਾ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سمجھدار

وجہ یا صحیح فیصلہ دکھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

明智的

表现出理由或合理的判断

🇯🇵Japanese

賢明な

理性や健全な判断力を示す

🇰🇷Korean

현명한

이유나 건전한 판단을 보여주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hợp lý

hiển thị lý do hoặc phán đoán hợp lý

🇹🇭Thai

สมเหตุสมผล

การแสดงเหตุผลหรือวิจารณญาณที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

masuk akal

menunjukkan alasan atau penilaian yang masuk akal

🇵🇭Filipino

matino

pagpapakita ng katwiran o tamang paghuhusga

🇲🇾Malay

masuk akal

menunjukkan alasan atau pertimbangan yang wajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منطقي

إظهار السبب أو الحكم السليم

🇮🇷Persian

معقول

نشان دادن دلیل یا قضاوت صحیح

🇹🇷Turkish

mantıklı

sebep veya sağlam yargı göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָבוֹן

מראה הגיון או שיקול דעת נכון

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