sensible

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Quick take

showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sensible gathered in one view.

adjective

showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

adjective

able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin"

adjective

readily perceived by the senses; "the sensible universe"; "a sensible odor"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sensible.

adjective

showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

adjective

able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin"

adjective

readily perceived by the senses; "the sensible universe"; "a sensible odor"

adjective

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"- Henry Hallam; "sensible that a good deal more is still to be done"- Edmund Burke

Example sentences

Still a sensible ad for a tech job?

When we plug that number into the equation we get about 80,397 homes, which is pretty sensible.

The FAA is right in wanting to exercise restraint and gradually walk into a sensible set of rules.

93%Look, I'm all for scientific advancement and alternative energy, but can we try to be more sensible than this?

Again we're running into the geeks-trying-to-understand-the-law problem -- they always expect the law to be as sensible and self-consistent as geometry.

The most sensible European regulations of those listed in the article kindly submitted here are"What Europe did: Banned all forms of animal protein, including chicken litter, in cow feed in 2001.

That's not to say that all rules in their current incarnation are sensible and well applicable to the current state of affairs, but participation in the law system is not voluntary - you don't get to opt out just because you think it's unjust.

If I make a ranked list of all the ways that people spend their time, I cannot imagine a sensible scoring algorithm that puts making a quine relay lower in value than posting an internet comment bitching about somebody making a quine relay.

There is actually a very logical, sensible reason to have everyone power off and stow their devices during takeoff and landing, and this story disappointingly failed to cover it:By far the most likely time for any accidents or incidents to occur is during takeoffs and landings.

What was the value to the RSC of trolling the Content industry for reforms that had no chance of happening, that wouldn't have actually kept people from being bankrupted by lawsuits, that wouldn't make it easier to launch tech companies, and that at the same time manage to almost uniformly enrage rightsholders?Was this memo really "shockingly sensible"?