English
Etymology
From L. sensibilis.

Pronunciation
RP: IPA|/�sens�bl/
audio|en-us-sensible.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj-more-most

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 sensible 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 sensible matters.

Usage notes
"Sensible" describes the reasonable way in which a person may think about things or do things:
:It wouldn't be sensible to start all over again now.

"Sensitive" describes an emotional way in which a person may react to things:
:He has always been a sensitive child.
:I didn�t realize she was so sensitive about her work.

Related terms
sensory
sensual
sensuous
supersensible

Translations
trans-top|perceptible by the mind
Dutch: waarneembaar, merkbaar
German: wahrnehmbar
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trans-top|easily perceived, appreciable
Dutch: merkbaar, aanzienlijk, aanwijsbaar
German: spürbar
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trans-top|able to feel or perceive
Dutch: gevoelig
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Kurdish: KUchar|عا�ڵ
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trans-top|aware of something
Dutch: (zich) bewust
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trans-top|acting with or showing good judgement
Dutch: verstandig, zinnig
German: vernünftig
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Spanish: razonable, sensato
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trans-top|characterized more by usefulness than by fashionableness
Dutch: praktisch, functioneel
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French
Etymology
From L.|fr sensibilis.

Adjective
sensible
#sensitive

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj

1. sensitive

Usage notes
Sensible is a false friend, and does not mean "sensible" in the sense of "reasonable". See the translation section above for substitutes.

Related terms
sensiblemente

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