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Sensible

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl

Definitions

  1. Sensation; sensibility.
    obsolete
  2. That which impresses itself on the senses; anything perceptible.
    obsolete
  3. That which has sensibility; a sensitive being.
    obsolete

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Examples

“Our temper changed […] which must needs remove⟳ the sensible of pain.”
“Aristotle distinguished sensibles into common and proper.”
“Accordingly, with respect⟳ to their knowability or opinability, Socrates makes no distinction among the sensibles between natural things and artifacts (510a5–6); both are relegated to the realm of opinion. Hence, there is no Socratic-Platonic biology.”
“This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

sensible, reasonable, sound Sensibleness Sensibly sensical sensie sensillum

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