sensible

About 8.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
2. adjective 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.

3. adjective Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.

   For Plato the belief in sensible objects is fallible.

4. adjective Able to feel or perceive.
5. adjective Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.

   a sensible thermometer

6. adjective Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
7. adjective Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.
8. noun Sensation; sensibility.

Similar words

wise commonsense commonsensical commonsensible prudent reasonable judicious well-founded thoughtful perceptible

Often followed by

of and to that heat man things world qualities

Word family

sensibleness sensiblenesses sensibler sensibles sensiblest sensibly