common sense

== English == === Alternative forms === common-sense (dated) commonsense (chiefly when used attributively) === Etymology === Calque of Middle French sens commun and its source, Latin sēnsus commūnis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κοινὴ αἴσθησις (koinḕ aísthēsis). === Pronunciation === === Noun === common sense (uncountable) Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made. (philosophy) One of the four interior senses; the one by which information from the five exterior senses is understood and interpreted. ==== Synonyms ==== (ordinary sensible understanding): cop on (Ireland, informal), good sense, horse sense, mother wit, native wit ==== Derived terms ==== common sense is neither common nor sensical Common Sense Revolution commonsensible commonsensibly commonsensical commonsensically ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === common sense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia