Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commonsense

/kˌɑmənsˈɛns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon-sense
IPA: /kˌɑmənsˈɛns/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of common sense.

noun

Alternative form of common sense.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A voice kept saying, Are you sure you want to do that? His commonsense voice that had saved his hide many times."
"It is the policy of my Administration to support America’s truckers and safeguard our roadways by enforcing the commonsense English-language requirement for commercial motor vehicle drivers and removing needless regulatory burdens that undermine the working conditions of America’s truck drivers."
"With his usual dose of commonsense he recognized that nothing could really change the status quo, and all that a knee-crooking knave might do in protest was to sneak a line or two into his verse simply to let off steam […]"

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

commonsensible commonsensical

Rhymes With

sense defense self-defense defence self-defence intense hence offense expense fence dense tense

Questions

How do you pronounce commonsense?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˌɑmənsˈɛns/.
What does commonsense mean?: Alternative form of common sense.

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