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common sense

also commonsense
uncountable noun
Your common sense is your natural ability to make good judgments and to behave in a practical and sensible way.
Use your common sense.
She always had a lot of common sense.
...a common-sense approach.
Synonyms: good sense, sound judgment, level-headedness, practicality More Synonyms of common sense

common sense in British English

noun
1. 
plain ordinary good judgment; sound practical sense
adjective common-sense, common-sensical, commonsensical, commonsensible
2. 
inspired by or displaying sound practical sense

common-sense in British English

(ˈkɒmənˈsɛns)
adjective
inspired by or displaying sound practical sense
a common-sense approach

common sense in American English

ordinary good sense or sound practical judgment
Derived forms
common-sense (ˈcomˈmon-sense)
adjective or ˈcomˈmon-sensical (ˈkɑmən-ˈsɛnsɪkəl)

Examples of 'common sense' in a sentence
common sense

It is precisely our common sense that lets us down.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Use your instinct and common sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her recommendations are welcome common sense.
The Sun (2016)
He's got experience and common sense.
The Sun (2016)
 Common sense tells you that you can't run a business on a few hours a month.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But all 78 contain common sense and insight.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It does not need vast expense to be incurred, just good common sense based on knowledge of these situations.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All our policies from now on must reflect the common sense of the majority, not the preoccupations of the privileged.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
At work, your calm, common sense approach to problem solving gets results and sets up a choice between earning more or learning.
The Sun (2016)
Your inclinations are based on common sense and sound medical practice.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Your blend of good humour and common sense ensures two families will get along well.
The Sun (2008)
They were known for their humour and common sense while on duty.
The Sun (2012)
Your common sense approach soothes family moods.
The Sun (2012)
It would make common sense to support that current coaching group with a mentor.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She is above all patriotic and endowed with practical common sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Your mix of confidence and common sense helps job plans.
The Sun (2011)
This is what happens when political correctness gets in the way of common sense and common decency.
The Sun (2012)
 Plain common sense tells us exactly the same thing.
The Sun (2015)
This may all sound like common sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They need a good deal of common sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Some heads argue a more common sense approach is needed.
The Sun (2015)
It makes common sense to continue with those.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We have lost any kind of common sense about this.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Are these six ideas exciting theories or plain common sense?
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Common sense may not sound exciting but helps home plans take off.
The Sun (2010)
Much of it is good common sense.
Christianity Today (2000)
The sun inspires wild and wonderful ideas and your challenge is to add the common sense that makes them work.
The Sun (2016)
These judgments are mere common sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Though full of good humour and common sense, he was distinctly odd.
Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
With your practical common sense and assertive articulation, others will be glad to listen.
The Sun (2015)
He provided the perfect balance of experience, common sense and great humour.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This new, slimmer advice means a more common sense approach to health and safety.
The Sun (2011)
You are left with common sense and judgment, and a degree of risk, certainty being impossible.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There has to be a common-sense solution.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We urge all politicians to support this common-sense approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Reducing the interval is one of those common-sense solutions that should be addressed after a debacle like this.
The Sun (2008)
Insurers should take a more common-sense approach and look at factors other than age when they are setting premiums.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Being informed about health matters and adopting a common-sense approach to minor aches and pains is the first step.
Lamplugh, Diana & Sterwin, Diana & Nottidge, Pamela Survive the Nine to Five - a woman's guide to working well (1989)
We shall be concerned to examine to what extent our common-sense knowledge matches with the available evidence on patterns of victimization.
Walklate, Sandra Victimology - the victim and the criminal justice process (1989)
We have taken a common-sense approach.
The Sun (2011)
Until recently, critical criminology rejected both legal definition and common-sense notions of crime.
de Haan, Willem The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition (1989)
Your cool, common-sense approach will reassure bosses.
The Sun (2010)
This common-sense approach to philosophy had a profound impact on early American history.
Christianity Today (2000)
His common-sense approach asks obvious but much-needed questions about why certain kinds of evidence have been ignored.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
And her common-sense approach to life will appeal to hard-working women.
The Sun (2012)
A common-sense approach to refereeing backed by the power of review and a consistency of punishment would ease most concerns.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A useful place with which to begin such an exploration is the kind of "common-sense" knowledge we all have concerning victims of crime.
Walklate, Sandra Victimology - the victim and the criminal justice process (1989)

In other languages
common sense

British English: common sense /ˈkɒmən sɛns/ NOUN
Common sense is the natural ability to make good judgements and behave sensibly.
Use your common sense.
  • American English: common sense
  • Arabic: مَنْطِقٌ سَلِيم
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bom senso
  • Chinese: 常识
  • Croatian: zdrav razum
  • Czech: zdravý rozum
  • Danish: sund fornuft
  • Dutch: gezond verstand
  • European Spanish: sentido común
  • Finnish: terve järki
  • French: bon sens
  • German: gesunder Menschenverstand
  • Greek: κοινή λογική
  • Italian: buonsenso
  • Japanese: 常識
  • Korean: 상식 좋은 판단
  • Norwegian: sunn fornuft
  • Polish: zdrowy rozsądek
  • European Portuguese: bom senso
  • Romanian: bun simț
  • Russian: здравый смысл
  • Latin American Spanish: sentido común
  • Swedish: förnuft
  • Thai: สามัญสำนึก
  • Turkish: sağduyu
  • Ukrainian: здоровий глузд
  • Vietnamese: thường thức

Chinese translation of 'common sense'

common sense

n (u)

  1. 常识(識) (chángshí) (个(個), gè)
(noun) 
Definition
good practical understanding
Her mother acted with remarkable common sense.
Synonyms
good sense
sound judgment
level-headedness
practicality
Mr Calder showed commendable practicality in his attitude.
prudence
acting with prudence and judgment
nous (British, slang)
soundness
reasonableness
gumption (British, informal)
He didn't have the gumption to seize the opportunity when it came up.
horse sense
native intelligence
mother wit
smarts (slang, mainly US)
wit
The information is there for anyone with the wit to use it.
(adjective) 
Definition
inspired by or displaying this
The secret lies in taking a common-sense approach.
Synonyms
sensible
She was a sensible girl and did not panic.
sound
They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets.
practical
She is always so practical and full of common sense.
reasonable
He's a reasonable sort of chap.
realistic
a realistic view of what we can afford
shrewd
down-to-earth
She's the most down-to-earth person I've met.
matter-of-fact
sane
a sane and safe energy policy
astute
judicious
The President authorizes the judicious use of military force.
level-headed
She is level-headed and practical.
hard-headed
a hard-headed and shrewd businesswoman
grounded
Opposites
foolish
,
daft (informal)
,
unrealistic
,
unreasonable
,
irrational
,
unwise
,
impractical
,
unthinking
,
airy-fairy (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of down-to-earth
Definition
sensible or practical
She's the most down-to-earth person I've met.
Synonyms
sensible,
practical,
realistic,
common-sense,
matter-of-fact,
sane,
no-nonsense,
hard-headed,
unsentimental,
plain-spoken,
grounded
in the sense of gumption
Definition
common sense or initiative
He didn't have the gumption to seize the opportunity when it came up.
Synonyms
common sense,
sense,
ability,
spirit,
initiative,
enterprise,
wit(s),
savvy (slang),
acumen,
nous (British, slang),
get-up-and-go (informal),
cleverness,
resourcefulness,
shrewdness,
discernment,
sagacity,
horse sense,
astuteness,
mother wit
in the sense of hard-headed
Definition
tough, realistic, or shrewd, esp. in business
a hard-headed and shrewd businesswoman
Synonyms
shrewd,
tough,
practical,
cool,
sensible,
realistic,
pragmatic,
astute,
hard-boiled (informal),
hard-bitten,
level-headed,
unsentimental,
badass (slang, US)

Nearby words of
common sense

  • commodious
  • commodity
  • common
  • common sense
  • commonness
  • commonplace
  • commotion

Synonyms of 'common sense'

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