common sense

common sense

n.

Sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge; native good judgment.

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[Translation of Latin snsus commnis, common feelings of humanity.]

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common sense

Noun

good practical understanding

Adjective

common-sense

inspired by or displaying this

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

common sense - sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations logic - reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" nous - common sense; "she has great social nous" road sense - good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road

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common sense

noun good sense, sound judgment, level-headedness, practicality, prudence, nous Brit. (slang) soundness, reasonableness, gumption Brit. (informal) horse sense, native intelligence, mother wit, smarts (slang), chiefly U.S. wit

Translations

common sense n → sentido común

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common sense common n → bon sens

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common sense common n → gesunder Menschenverstand m

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common sense n → buon senso