Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sensibleness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sen-si-ble-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being sensible; good sense, common sense.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“Talk of my private life”, “widespread press reports of my cronyism and embezzlement”, “my cut-price hair transplant that went hilariously wrong”, “the relentless clip-clop of my amazing shoes” – such things can become a distraction thanks to the silly media and their inability to just sit still and listen to the barrage of sensibleness that the government is trying to present."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sensible Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sensibleness From sensible + -ness.

Usage

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Questions

What does sensibleness mean?: The property of being sensible; good sense, common sense.
Where does sensibleness come from?: Etymology tree English sensible Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sensibleness From sensible + -ness.

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