sensible

noun

: something that can be sensed

Examples of sensible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Like a small-town freshman who can’t navigate his huge new college campus, Professor Nieuwendyk misses most of his (fake) classes to spend time with Mona Margadoff (Mary Steenburgen), a music theory instructor whose impulsive spirit proves irresistible to the ever-sensible egghead. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025

This, and its lower price, make the 285K sensible for strenuous productivity use, with some light gaming on the side. —PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025

However, this is boxing and rarely does the sensible trump the nonsensical. —Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

RuPaul's Drag Race has set its largest cast ever at (a sensible) 16 queens set to enter the Werk Room for season 15. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sensible

• sensible heat

Rhymes for sensible

• compensable
• condensable
• defensible
• dispensable
• extensible
• insensible
• ostensible
• comprehensible
• indefensible
• indispensable
• reprehensible
• supersensible

Kids Definition

sensible

adjective

sen·​si·​ble

ˈsen(t)-sə-bəl

1

: possible to take in by the senses or by reason or understanding

felt a sensible chill

her distress was sensible from the way she acted

2

: capable of being made aware of or of feeling

sensible to pain

3

: aware

sensible of the increasing heat

4

: showing or containing good sense or reason : reasonable

a sensible arrangement

sensibleness noun

sensibly

-blē

adverb

Medical Definition

sensible

adjective

sen·​si·​ble ˈsen(t)-sə-bəl 

1

: perceptible to the senses or to reason or understanding

felt a sensible chill

2

: capable of receiving sensory impressions

sensible to pain