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adjective 
  1. perceptible, Perceptible by the mind or senses.
  2. easily, Easily perceived; appreciable.
  3. able, Able to feel or perceive.
  4. Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
  5. cognizant, Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.
  6. act, Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason.
    • 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 230b.
    • :They ask questions of someone who thinks he's got something to say on some matter when actually he hasn't.
      1. Characterized more by usefulness or practicality than by fashionableness, especially of clothing.
    • 1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust (2001 Perennial Edition), p. 8,
    • :They would walk, on fair evenings, around the village, and discuss the theory of crop rotation, and the weather, and other such matters.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: praktisch, functioneel
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom)
  • German: verní¼nftig
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: razonable, sensato
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, characterized more by usefulness than by fashionableness)
Etymology: From sensibilis.


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