commonsense
12
3.3
- adjective
- /ˈkɑːmənˌsɛns/
:
sensato
- It's commonsense to save money for emergencies instead of spending it all.
- commonsense view
- commonsense assumptions
- commonsense wisdom
Examples
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The individual recommendations in the coordinating board's report are commonsense measures that could improve doctoral education throughout the state.
Academic text (2006) -
There is only one thing preventing such a commonsense analysis: habit, rooted in unexamined traditions.
Academic text (2005) -
And I'll stay there tonight, and tomorrow, I'll come down here, and we'll all have a commonsense talk.
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I remain stuck in the commonsense perception that human beings are responsible to each other and to God.
Academic text (1997) -
For them, every legal question is merely a more formal version of a commonsense moral judgment.
Academic text (1992) -
Another reason is the fact that building realistic systems of legal argument requires vast amounts of commonsense knowledge.
Academic text (2017) -
The problem is that advanced scientific theory clashes with many of these commonsense biases.
Academic text (2009) -
In fact, the Supreme Court relied on Congress's "commonsense judgment" in United States v. Edge Broadcasting Co.
Academic text (2018) -
Reed's book survived because he didn't follow the same commonsense paths as they did.
Academic text (2002) -
Intellectually, Jacksonian ideas are rooted in the commonsense tradition of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
3
5.8
Using simple practical judgment in everyday situations
Having good practical judgment in everyday situations
Antonyms
How Sensible
758
2.1
94
6.2
12
3.3
201
2.7
595
2.7
507
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word commonsense comes from two simple words, common ('shared by people' or 'ordinary') and sense ('good judgment' or 'feeling'). So commonsense means the practical, everyday judgment most people can use.