|
|
Definition of Good sense
1. Noun. Sound practical judgment. "Fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
Generic synonyms: Discernment, Judgement, Judgment, Sagaciousness, Sagacity
Specialized synonyms: Logic, Nous, Road Sense
Derivative terms: Commonsensical, Sense
Definition of Good sense
1. Noun. Common sense. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Good Sense
Literary usage of Good sense
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"was a great deal of good sense in all this ... but there are some situations of
the human mind in which good sense has very little power ; and Catherine's ..."
2. A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts by George Saintsbury (1902)
"Now it is with Persuasion only—in the Greek sense, which includes intellectual
conviction and practical influence— that good sense and Reason, in Boileau's ..."
3. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"... that without good sense no one can be a good player, and that he is very unfit
to personate the dignity of a Roman hero who cannot enter into the rules ..."
Other Resources:
