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commonsense

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com·mon·sense  (kmn-sns)
adj.
Having or exhibiting native good judgment: "commonsense scholarship on the foibles and oversights of a genius" (Times Literary Supplement).
common·sensi·ble, common·sensi·cal adj.
common·sensi·bly, common·sensi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.commonsense - exhibiting native good judgment; "arrive home at a reasonable hour"; "commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius"; "unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated"
commonsensible, commonsensical
reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"


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Of course, such tiny heads could not contain any great amount of brains, and the Whimsies were so ashamed of their personal appearance and lack of commonsense that they wore big heads made of pasteboard, which they fastened over their own little heads.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
This commonsense, matter-of-fact view of the case cheered Anne a little.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
After wearing and wasting her palpitating heart with every engine of regret that lonely inexperience could devise, commonsense had illuminated her.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
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