Sensible vs. Sensical
Sensible and Sensical Definitions
Sensible
Acting with or exhibiting good judgment; reasonable
A sensible person.
A sensible choice.
Sensical
(rare) That makes sense; showing internal logic; rational, sensible.
Sensible
Not ornate or impractical
A sensible hairdo.
Sensible shoes.
Sensible
Having a perception of something; cognizant
"I am sensible that a good deal more is still to be done" (Edmund Burke).
Sensible
Perceptible or appreciable by the senses or by the mind
A sensible difference in temperature.
Sensible
Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason, or reflecting such ability.
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Sensible
Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.
I only wear high heels on formal occasions; otherwise, I prefer sensible shoes.
Sensible
Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
Sensible
(archaic) Able to feel or perceive.
Sensible
(archaic) Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.
A sensible thermometer
Sensible
(archaic) Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
Sensible
(archaic) Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.
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Sensible
(obsolete) Sensation; sensibility.
Sensible
(obsolete) That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.
Sensible
(obsolete) That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
Sensible
Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or understanding; heat; sensible resistance.
Air is sensible to the touch by its motion.
The disgrace was more sensible than the pain.
Any very sensible effect upon the prices of things.
Sensible
Having the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of the proper organs; liable to be affected physsically or mentally; impressible.
Would your cambric were sensible as your finger.
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Hence: Liable to impression from without; easily affected; having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also, readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as, a sensible thermometer.
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Sensible
Perceiving or having perception, either by the senses or the mind; cognizant; perceiving so clearly as to be convinced; satisfied; persuaded.
He [man] can not think at any time, waking or sleeping, without being sensible of it.
They are now sensible it would have been better to comply than to refuse.
Sensible
Having moral perception; capable of being affected by moral good or evil.
Sensible
Possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise.
Now a sensible man, by and by a fool.
Sensible
Sensation; sensibility.
Sensible
That which impresses itself on the sense; anything perceptible.
Aristotle distinguished sensibles into common and proper.
Sensible
That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles.
Sensible
Showing reason or sound judgment;
A sensible choice
A sensible person
Sensible
Able to feel or perceive;
Even amoeba are sensible creatures
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Sensible
Acting with or showing thought and good sense;
A sensible young man
Sensible
Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters;
Judicious use of one's money
A sensible manager
A wise decision
Sensible
Readily perceived by the senses;
The sensible universe
A sensible odor
Sensible
Aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed;
Made sensible of his mistakes
I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling
Sensible that a good deal more is still to be done
Sensible
Proceeding from good sense or judgment;
A sensible choice
