sensible

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnsɪb(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit: I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much a sensible diet
  • (of a person) possessing or displaying prudence: he was a sensible and capable boy
  • 2(of an object) practical and functional rather than decorative: Mum always made me have sensible shoes
  • 3 archaic readily perceived; appreciable: it will effect a sensible reduction in these figures
  • (sensible of/to) able to notice or appreciate; not unaware of: we are sensible of the difficulties he faces

Derivatives

sensibleness

noun

sensibly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (also in the sense 'perceptible by the senses'): from Old French, or from Latin sensibilis, from sensus (see sense)

Spelling help

Remember that the ending of sensible is spelled -ible.