common sense
Ordinary sensible understandingOrdinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.
» He is lacking in common sense.
Ihm fehlt der gesunde Menschenverstand.
Ему не хватает здравого смысла.
Йому не вистачає здорового глузду.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.
gesunder Menschenverstand, Common Sense
здра́вый смыслzdrávyj smysl, у́м-ра́зумúm-rázum
здоро́вий глуздzdoróvyj hluzd
(uncountable)One of the four interior senses; the one by which information from the five exterior senses is understood and interpreted.
- sound practical judgment
Examples
142 sentencesHe is lacking in common sense.
Йому не вистачає здорового глузду.
ruЕму не хватает здравого смысла.
deIhm fehlt der gesunde Menschenverstand.
He lacks common sense.
Йому бракує здорового глузду.
ruЕму не хватает здравого смысла.
deIhm fehlt es an gesundem Menschenverstand.
She lacks common sense.
Їй не вистачає здорового глузду.
ruЕй не хватает здравого рассудка.
deIhr fehlt gesunder Menschenverstand.
Tom lacks common sense.
Тому бракує здорового глузду.
deEs fehlt Tom an gesundem Menschenverstand.
Experience will teach you common sense.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of Middle French sens commun and its source, Latin sēnsus commūnis, itself a calqueCalque of Middle French sens commun and its source, Latin sēnsus commūnis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κοινὴ αἴσθησις (koinḕ aísthēsis).
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- sound practical judgment:good sensegumptionhorse sensesensemother wit
Word family
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