Sensible and Understandable

Sensible

Sensible adjective - Able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind.

Understandable and sensible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understandable" instead an adjective "Sensible".

Understandable

Understandable adjective - Capable of being understood.

Sensible and understandable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sensible" instead an adjective "Understandable".

Both words in one sentence

  • Yet another Discworld example is the Librarian of Unseen University, a wizard transformed into an orangutan who is one of the most intelligent and sensible wizards despite the fact he only communicates by saying Ook or Eek (and is usually understandable to other characters).
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