Common sense

Related Terms:

sensible foresightedness senseless counterintuitive salt decision breath with grain of salt intelligence not know which end is up judgment sniff test commonsense broken britain book learning good sense simpleton drool bucket unthinkable savviness commonsensical know shit from shinola know b from battledore nous brainless nose test smell test dippy counterintuitively know how many beans make five debutard chowderheaded preposterous see past end of one's nose understanding handwavy cop on argumentum ad judicium native wit know which end is up gumption give one's head shake legalism common knowledge practical reason

Definitions:

Noun

common sense good sense gumption horse sense sense mother wit

Definition: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

Definition: Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.