Common Sense Definition

noun
Ordinary good sense or sound practical judgment.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Common sense (in attributive use)
Wiktionary
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Origin of Common Sense

  • After Latin sensus communis, Ancient Greek κοινὴ αἴσθησις (koinē aisthēsis).

    From Wiktionary

  • Translation of Latin sēnsus commūnis common feelings of humanity

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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