Sensible vs. Sensical: What’s the Difference?

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  • Sensible (adjective)

    Perceptible by the senses.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Easily perceived; appreciable.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Able to feel or perceive.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.

    “a sensible thermometer”

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the senses; sensory.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason.

  • Sensible (adjective)

    Characterized more by usefulness or practicality than by fashionableness, especially of clothing.

  • Sensible (noun)

    Sensation; sensibility.

  • Sensible (noun)

    That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.

  • Sensible (noun)

    That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.

  • Sensical (adjective)

    That makes sense; showing internal logic; rational, sensible. from late 18th c.

    “illogical|irrational|nonsensical|senseless”

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