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SENSIBLENESS
sensibleness
(noun) the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sensibleness (uncountable)
The property of being sensible.
Source: Wiktionary
Sen"si*ble*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being sensible; sensibility; appreciation; capacity of perception; susceptibility. "The sensibleness of the eye." Sharp. "Sensibleness and sorrow for sin." Hammond. The sensibleness of the divine presence. Hallywell.
2. Intelligence; reasonableness; good sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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