(transferred from 1b.) Showing, or springing from, good judgement or discernment; wise, discreet, sensible. Obsolete.

Wise, wary, prudent; well advised (to do something). Cf. perceive, v. 3b. Obsolete.

Of a person or (occasionally) an animal: having or showing good sense and sound judgement; judicious, reasonable, practical, prudent.

Of a sober mind; temperate; self-controlled; rational; sensible. Also absol.

Of the intellect and intellectual operations: Sober, steady, well-regulated; free from extravagance or caprice.

Sensible, sound; shrewd. Now rare.

having or displaying mother wit (rare).

(un-, prefix1 affix 1.)

absol. Having general capacity, intelligence, or ability; qualified, gifted, able, competent.

Moderate, sensible; free from exaggeration; not fanciful or imaginative.

Practical, pragmatic; shrewd; unsentimental, ruthless. Cf. hard, adj. 3b.

Reasonable, sensible; possessing or characterized by common sense; appealing to or in accordance with instinctive understanding or sound judgement.

Sensible; (in later use) making sense, rational; not nonsensical. Cf. commonsensical, adj.

Characterized by soberness of mind.

Possessing or characterized by common sense; commonsensical.

Having or demonstrating common sense; knowledgeable, experienced; knowing, shrewd. Also with to: aware of or knowledgeable about something specified.

Possessing or characterized by common sense.

Said of the ‘head’ or mental ‘make up’: Well balanced. So level head, a well-balanced person. Originally U.S.

Having a ‘level’ head; mentally well-balanced or cool.

Having the head or top fashioned or cut in a square form. Level-headed, sensible.