sensible
adj 1: showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" [syn: reasonable] [ant: unreasonable]
2: able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible p enveloping(a), shrouding(a), concealing,& (concealing by enclosing or wrapping as if in something that is not solid; "the enveloping darkness"; "hills concealed by shrouding mists") arts of the skin" [syn: sensitive] [ant: insensible] 3: acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man" [syn: thoughtful] 4: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision" [syn: judicious, wise] 5: readily perceived by the senses; "the sensible universe"; "a sensible odor" 6: aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; "made sensible of his mistakes"; "I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling"- Henry Hallam; "sensible that a good deal more is still to be done"- Edmund Burke 7: proceeding from good sense or judgment; "a sensible choice" [syn: judicious]
