sensible (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Capable of making an impression on the senses1. sensĭbĭlis, e2. expr. by circuml., s. objects, quae sub (quemque) sensum cadunt; quae sub sensus subjecta sunt, Cic. (Nizol.)II. Capable of receiving impressions through the senses1. sensĭlis, e (v. rare)2. expr. by sentio, si, sum, 4III. Intelligent, discerning, judicious1. prūdens, ntis (sagacious)2. ăcūtus, pĕrăcūtus3. intellĭgens, ntis, (referring rather to matters of criticism or higher cultivation) • sensible (adj.): I. Capable of making an impression on the senses: 1. sensĭbĭlis, e: (rare: not in Cic.): (voice) s. to the organ of hearing, auditui sensibilis, Vitr. 5, 3, 6: Sen. 2. expr. by circuml., s. objects, quae sub (quemque) sensum cadunt; quae sub sensus subjecta sunt, Cic. (Nizol.): all such things are s. by us, omnia talia sensum movent, Cic. (Nizol.). II. Capable of receiving impressions through the senses: 1. sensĭlis, e (v. rare): Lucr. 2, 888. 2. expr. by sentio, si, sum, 4: to be s. of heat and cold, calorem et frigus sentire, Lucr. 1, 497: v. to feel. III. Intelligent, discerning, judicious: 1. prūdens, ntis (sagacious): who more s., or better acquainted with law? quis ingenio prudentior, quis jure peritior? Cic. Clu. 38, 107. Nep. Join: peracutus [acutus] et prudens, id. Or. 5, 18. 2. ăcūtus, pĕrăcūtus: v. shrewd. 3. intellĭgens, ntis, (referring rather to matters of criticism or higher cultivation): Cic. Fin. 3, 5, extr. (doctus et intelligens vir).