# sensible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/ · frequency rank #7,393

## Definitions
1. Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
2. Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.
3. Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
4. Able to feel or perceive.
5. Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.
6. Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.
7. Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.

## Etymology
From Latin sēnsibilis (“perceptible by the senses, having feeling, sensible”), from sentiō (“to feel, perceive”).

## Easily confused with
- **sensibly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sensible-vs-sensibly)
- **senile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senile-vs-sensible)

## Common misspellings (13)
`esnsible`, `senisble`, `sennsible`, `sensable`, `sensbile`, `sensibble`, `sensibel`, `sensiblle`, `sensilbe`, `senssible`, `sesnible`, `snesible`, `ssensible`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sensible