sensibleness

noun

Definition of sensiblenessnext
as in prudence
the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters proud of their teenage daughter's unfailing sensibleness and maturity

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  1. prudence
  2. wisdom
  3. sense
  4. wit
Noun
  • The word prudence seems to be missing as more and more debt is issued.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Investors also have little confidence that fiscal prudence will return anytime soon.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of prudence
Noun
  • Again, facts aren’t really the point here, and there is no wisdom in debating a quack whose brain has literally been infected by a worm.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Local wisdom dictates the best shop is the one closest to you, but here are eight greats, new and old.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of wisdom
Noun
  • Art—in the broadest sense—has been enlisted to this aim in the region at least once before, namely in the construction of hundreds of new churches during the spiritual low point of the immediate postwar period.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But cancer, a spinal issue, and three surgeries in three years changed my body and my sense of balance.
    — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of sense
Noun
  • Chris, often strung out on morphine, his memory and his wits addled by cancer, has become a jaw-flapping liability.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • It is not armed with superior wit or honesty, but with superior physical strength.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of wit
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“Sensibleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensibleness. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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