sensible

/ˈsen(t)-sə-bəl/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sensibilis, from sensus, past participle of sentire to feel

adjective

  1. having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason : rational, reasonable

  2. designed for practical ends (such as comfort) rather than for appearance

  3. of a kind to be felt or perceived: such as

sensible people

material physical corporeal phenomenal sensible objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual, or imaginary.

noun

  1. something that can be sensed

noun

  1. thermal energy whose transfer to or from a substance results in a change of temperature