Definition
Practical judgment and intelligence applied to everyday situations; sound reasoning based on ordinary experience rather than specialized knowledge.
Etymology
From 'common' + 'sense' (from Latin sensus, 'faculty of feeling'). The term emerged in the 16th century to describe reasoning shared by ordinary people, elevated to the status of a legitimate form of knowledge.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'common sense' is deceptively radical—it suggests that everyone, not just experts or authorities, can think clearly about practical matters. During the American Revolution, Thomas Paine literally titled a pamphlet 'Common Sense' to argue that ordinary people could decide their own fate.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምርጥ ምርጫ
mir-t mir-tcha
ARالعربية
المنطق السليم
al-man-tiq as-se-leem
BNবাংলা
স্বাভাবিক বুদ্ধি
shwa-bhaab-ik buddhi
CACatalà
sentit comú
sen-tit ko-moo
CSČeština
zdravý rozum
zdra-vy roo-m
DADansk
god fornuft
god for-nuf-t
DEDeutsch
gesunder Menschenverstand
geh-shun-der men-schehn-ver-stahn-d
ELΕλληνικά
λογικός νους
lo-gi-kos noo-s
ESEspañol
sentido común
sen-tee-do ko-moon
FAفارسی
سلیقه عاقلانه
se-lee-keh a-a-q-la-neh
FISuomi
järkevä järki
yar-ke-vä jar-ki
FRFrançais
bon sens
bohn sahn
GUGU
સામાન્ય બુદ્ધિ
saamaan-ya buddhi
HAHA
Kyautar da ya dace
kya-u-tar da ya dace
HEעברית
שכל הישר
she-khol ha-yashar
HIहिन्दी
सामान्य ज्ञान
saamaan-ya gyaan
HUMagyar
érzékletes józan
er-ze-k-letes jo-zan
IDBahasa Indonesia
akal sehat
a-kal se-hat
IGIG
okwu dị mma
ok-wu di mma
ITItaliano
buon senso
bwohn sen-so
KKKK
тұрақты ой
tu-raq-ty oy
MRMR
सामान्य बुद्धिमत्ता
saamaan-ya buddhi-mat-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
akal
a-kal
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကြိုး
seet-k-yoe
NLNederlands
gewoon gezond verstand
ge-woon ge-zon-d ver-stand
NONorsk
god fornuft
god for-nuf-t
PAPA
ਸਾમાਣਿਕ 智慧
saamaan-ik j-na-nee
PLPolski
zdrowy rozsądek
z-dro-wy ro-so-sadek
PTPortuguês
bom senso
bohm sen-so
RORomână
simț practic
sim-t prak-tik
RUРусский
здравый смысл
zdra-vyy smys-l
SVSvenska
god sunt förnuft
god soont for-nuf-t
SWKiswahili
ujasiri wa busara
oo-ja-si-ri wa bu-sa-ra
TAதமிழ்
சாதாரண புத்தி
saathaara-na pu-thi
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణ జ్ఞానం
sa-dhaar-na jnyaanam
THไทย
ความเข้าใจธรรมดา
kwan-khom ka-jai tham-ma-da
TLTL
karaniwang kaalaman
ka-ra-ni-wang ka-la-man
UKУкраїнська
здоровий глузд
zdor-ovy gluzd
URاردو
معقول بات
ma-qool ba-at
VITiếng Việt
phương thức hợp lý
phương thức hợp lý
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ tí ó dájú
o-ro ti o da-ju
ZUZU
umusa wehlelwe
oo-mu-sa we-hlel-we