adj
Meaning 1
Displaying common sense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonsensical
Broader terms: sensical
Standard Lemma guide
commonsensical
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
exhibiting native good judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- arrive home at a reasonable hour
- commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius
- unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: commonsense, commonsensible
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English common sense Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English commonsensical From common sense + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: zdroworozsądkowy — without sense
- Serbo-Croatian: zdravorazumski — without sense