Meaning of COMMON SENSE
Pronunciation: | | 'kâmun sens
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| Definition: | | [n] sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately shw had the sense to run away" |
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| Synonyms: | | good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense |
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| See Also: | | discernment, judgement, judgment, logic, nous, road sense, sagaciousness, sagacity | |
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| Definition: | | Common Sense Thomas Paine`s classic treatise on government in general, and on life under English rule, was first published in January, 1776, and is one of the primary texts of the revolutionary period. In it, Paine argues for the need for independence from Englan... more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Com"mon sense"\
See {Common sense}, under {Sense}.
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| Related Terms: | | admissibility, balance, cool head, coolheadedness, coolness, due sense of, good sense, gumption, horse sense, judgment, justifiability, justness, level head, levelheadedness, logic, logicality, logicalness, plain sense, plausibility, practical mind, practical wisdom, practicality, rationality, reason, reasonability, reasonableness, saneness, sanity, sense, sensibleness, sober-mindedness, soberness, sobriety, sound sense, soundness, sweet reason, wisdom |
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