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sensible — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appreciable adj Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
  • responsive adj Quick to react or reply; reacting readily to something.
  • sensitive adj Easily affected, upset, or hurt by things.
  • sentient adj Able to perceive, feel, or experience things consciously.
  • susceptible adj Likely to be affected, harmed, or influenced by something.
  • twitchy adj Prone to twitching; jumpy or nervous.

Senses

sensible is used for these senses in English:

  • appreciable (usually) Both detectable#Adjective and at least modestly substantial#Adjective: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance#Noun.
  • responsive Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.
  • sensitive Responsive to stimuli.
  • sensitive (of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
  • sentient Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
  • susceptible (medicine) Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
  • twitchy (figuratively) irritable, cranky, nervous, anxious, worried

appreciable — full definition

  1. adj Both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
  2. adj Synonym of detectable.

responsive — full definition

  1. adj Quick to react or reply; reacting readily to something.
  2. adj In web design, automatically adjusting layout to fit different screen sizes.

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