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How to spell sensible

Sensible is spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.

What it means: Showing good judgment or reason.

In a sentence: It's sensible to wear a helmet when riding a bike. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: sensed, sensibly, sensitivity, sensation. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Sensible” comes from Latin “sensibilis,” meaning “that can be perceived by the senses,” from the verb “sentire” (to feel). Over time, English added the idea of being ‘reasonable’ to the original meaning of ‘able to feel or perceive.’

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