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common sense
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common sense
n.
Sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge; native good judgment.

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

common sense
n
plain ordinary good judgment; sound practical sense
adj common-sense also common-sensical
inspired by or displaying sound practical sense
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Noun1.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"
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

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 Her mother acted with remarkable common sense.
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common sense nbuon senso

common sense الحِس العام zdravý rozum sund fornuft gesunder Menschenverstand κοινή λογική sentido común terve järki bon sens zdrav razum buonsenso 常識 상식 gezond verstand sunn fornuft zdrowy rozsądek bom senso здравый смысл förnuft สามัญสำนึก sağduyu lẽ thường 常识


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